The Board has granted service connection for a thoracic spine disability and assigned an initial 30 percent rating, effective December 7, 2001. The veteran's claim for higher ratings for chronic low back pain is no longer in appellate status as the full benefit sought on appeal was granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating based on additional associated neurological impairment or abnormal mobility requiring a neck brace.
- Claimed conditions
- compression fracture of T7, transverse process fractures of T6 and T8, thoracic kyphosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0735851
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection was dismissed as he did not submit a valid Notice of Disagreement or new and material evidence regarding the effective date.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The March 2016 rating decision assigned a 10% disability rating for thoracic kyphosis, but did not address the secondary service connection claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate compliance with previous instructions. Specifically, a new VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's thoracic kyphosis.
- Denied
The Veteran's back disability, right lumbar radiculopathy, and left lumbar radiculopathy are all rated at the maximum allowable under current VA regulations. The Board denied further increases in these ratings.
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