Partly granted
The veteran's requests for higher ratings for several conditions were denied, but the veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) and spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine with IVDS and spinal stenosis, right knee pain, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, unspecified mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000521
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