The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's lumbar spine injury residuals, finding that the disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's back disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the old or new rating criteria due to lack of objective findings supporting severe disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0737367
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
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