The veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at the maximum allowable under the current rating criteria, and no higher. The appeal for an increased rating or extraschedular consideration has been denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's disability has a neurologic component warranting separate ratings, nor does it support a higher schedular rating based on additional functional loss due to pain.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0620574
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability since September 26, 2024.
- Dismissed
The appeal to reopen the previous denial of service connection for lumbosacral strain is dismissed as the benefit sought has been fully granted.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, lumbosacral strain, and spinal stenosis based on the Veteran's in-service back injury and chronicity of symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.
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