Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 20% rating for back disability from February 16, 2012 to January 14, 2020 and a 40% rating beginning January 15, 2020. The veteran was also granted a 20% rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve prior to January 15, 2020. The veteran was granted TDIU prior to January 15, 2020 and SMC(l) beginning September 28, 2018.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the criteria for the ratings and the evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease, compression fractures at T11 and T12, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001053
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