Partly granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis effective April 7, 2022, and denied a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show improvement in the Veteran's back condition that would warrant a reduction from 20 to 10 percent. The Board also found no basis for a rating greater than 20 percent based on the available evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088866
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