The veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a discectomy of the lumbar spine and neuralgia of the right leg due to service-connected lumbar spine disability were denied as there is no evidence of incapacitating episodes or chronic orthopedic and neurologic manifestations that would warrant separate evaluations.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims are based on direct service connection, not a presumption or secondary condition. There is no evidence of incapacitating episodes requiring bed rest prescribed by a physician and treatment by a physician as defined in Diagnostic Code 5243. The medical records do not demonstrate chronic orthopedic and neurologic manifestations that would warrant separate evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a discectomy of the lumbar spine, Neuralgia of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0839531
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