Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar degenerative arthritis prior to September 20, 2021, and granted ratings of 40 percent from September 19, 2019 to December 29, 2020, and 20 percent from March 1, 2021 to September 20, 2021 for the same condition. The claims for service connection for bruxism and a left knee condition were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the degree of limitation of motion and functional loss due to pain as supported by medical evidence from VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative arthritis, bruxism, left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090914
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