The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected lumbosacral paravertebral myositis with mild degenerative joint disease and a bulging disc, currently rated at 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The RO denied the veteran's claim based on the current evaluation of 40 percent being appropriate under the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral paravertebral myositis, mild degenerative joint disease, bulging disc
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0318243
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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