The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that his low back disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent from April 29, 1998 to March 16, 2003 and in excess of 60 percent on and after March 17, 2003.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's low back disability met or approximated the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent from April 29, 1998 to March 16, 2003 and in excess of 60 percent on and after March 17, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic arthritis of the low back, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0504731
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