Partly granted
The veteran's 20 percent rating for thoracolumbar spine disability from May 18, 2014, to July 29, 2019, is restored. The issue of a higher rating is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ's reasoning for reducing the rating was faulty and that the Veteran's functional impairment on use more nearly approximated the criteria for a 20 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002276
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