Partly granted
The VA must restore the veteran's 10% rating for a lumbar spine disability. The issue of entitlement to a higher rating is remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to show that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability had improved sufficiently for an actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under the ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002000
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