The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine and prostatitis conditions, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a lack of medical evidence showing that the veteran's orthopedic and neurological symptoms warranted a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- L5-S1 herniated nucleus pulposus, status post laminectomy, Right S1 radiculopathy, Lumbar paravertebral myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0813069
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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