The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 40 percent rating for right sacroiliac joint dysfunction, finding no factually ascertainable increase in severity within one year prior to August 2, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a factually ascertainable increase that would have warranted an earlier effective date based on the criteria for evaluating musculoskeletal disabilities and the specific findings of range of motion and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- right sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087582
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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