The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his low back disability and jaw fracture, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under the applicable criteria.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran's low back disability did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent, and his jaw fracture did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back pain with limitation of motion and history of lumbar disc, residuals of jaw fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0906849
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,500 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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