Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 40 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and an earlier effective date for the award of a 40 percent rating, but granted an effective date of August 5, 2021, for basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not more nearly approximate unfavorable ankylosis or its functional equivalent, and there was no factually ascertainable increase in disability within the one-year period prior to July 6, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087617
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