The Board finds that the veteran's lumbosacral spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is not proximately due to his service-connected thoracic back strain. The criteria for a higher rating for his thoracic back strain have been met, but he does not meet the requirements for a TDIU rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's lumbosacral spine disability was not caused or worsened by his service-connected thoracic back strain and found no significant clinical pathology to support an increased rating. The veteran did not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating due to his obesity and non-organic findings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine disability, thoracic spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0004658
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