The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his mechanical low back disability with degenerative changes and lumbar radiculopathy, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the old or new criteria.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed no significant neurologic impairment or muscle spasm, which limited the ability to grant higher ratings based on these factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Mechanical low back disability with degenerative changes, Lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0721459
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