Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, maintaining the 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent were met.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), radiculopathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001358
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