Granted
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
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