The Board granted the restoration of a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral degenerative disease, effective June 1, 2024.
The deciding factor: The VA examination upon which the reduction was based was not full and complete, and there was no material improvement in the Veteran's condition that would be maintained under ordinary conditions of life.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral degenerative disease, sciatica, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110438
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, including degenerative arthritis and strain, as well as sciatica in both the right and left lower extremities. The decision is based on evidence showing that these conditions are related to an in-service motor vehicle accident injury.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the L5-S1 lumbar spine and sciatica in both lower extremities, finding that the current ratings were appropriate.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for spondylolisthesis lumbar facet arthrosis and sciatica, left and right lower extremities was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, specifically to provide the veteran with adequate VA examinations.
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