Partly granted
The veteran's claims for increased ratings for several conditions were mixed. Some were granted, some denied, and one was remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a review of the evidence of record at the time of the AOJ's September 3, 2024 AMA rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, degenerative joint disease, intervertebral disc syndrome, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, actinic keratosis of the skin, RIGHT lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, LEFT lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, RIGHT upper extremity cervical radiculopathy of the upper radicular nerve group, LEFT upper extremity cervical radiculopathy of the upper radicular nerve group, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000250
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