The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for the veteran's lumbar myositis, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for such a rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The veteran's lumbar myositis was rated as 10 percent disabling since its effective date of service connection. The Board found no evidence meeting the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion, muscle spasms, or other factors under either the old or new VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0602084
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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