Granted
The veteran's disability rating for his back condition was improperly reduced and has been restored to 20% effective June 14, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not receive proper notice of a reduction in the disability rating which resulted in a reduced amount of compensation payable to the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005360
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