The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and an earlier effective date for lumbosacral spine degenerative disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent or an effective date earlier than November 24, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine degenerative disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002386
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,797 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected lumbosacral spine degenerative disease was denied. The VA determined that the condition did not warrant a rating in excess of 40 percent, effective from May 14, 2016.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral spine degenerative disease and lumbar spasm, as well as major depressive disorder. The Veteran's current conditions are deemed to have been incurred in service.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's lumbosacral spine degenerative disease is not related to service, and his claims for tremors and excessive sweating are denied as they are not linked to service. The claim for chest pain has been reopened but remains denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lumbar spine disability, including a L1 compression fracture and lumbosacral spine degenerative disease, is related to his active service. The claim for service connection is granted.
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