The Board has upheld the reduction from a 60 percent to a 20 percent disability rating for lumbar spine DDD at L4-5 and L5-S1, effective July 1, 2002. The veteran's TDIU award was also terminated as of that date due to actual employability.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence supported a reduction in disability rating from 60 percent to 20 percent for lumbar spine DDD at L4-5 and L5-S1, effective July 1, 2002. The veteran was found actually employable.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD) at L4-5 and L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0615503
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What this means for you
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