Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for a disability rating in excess of 40 percent and earlier effective dates for service connection, as well as denied initial higher ratings for radiculopathies.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher disability rating based on the available records.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease with spinal stenosis of the lumbosacral spine (low back disability), Bilateral lower extremity (BLE) radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Bilateral lower extremity (BLE) radiculopathy of the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084788
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