The veteran's lumbar spine disability, and traumatic arthritis of the right and left shoulders have not met the criteria for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's conditions warranted a higher rating based on the current diagnostic codes and regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, status post fracture L1 and L3 with wedge deformity and arthritis of lumbar and thoracic spine, Traumatic arthritis, right shoulder, Traumatic arthritis, left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0814106
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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