Partly granted
The Board granted the appeal and reinstated a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine vertebral fracture with degenerative arthritis and lumbosacral strain, effective June 24, 2024.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA examination was found to be inadequate as it did not provide an estimated range of motion with repeated use over time based on information from the Veteran, which is required for a proper evaluation under the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine vertebral fracture with degenerative arthritis and lumbosacral strain, left foot disability, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092482
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