The Board found that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected low back disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show incapacitating episodes, severe limitation of motion, or other factors necessary to warrant a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- dorsolumbar paravertebral myositis, lumbar fibromyositis, degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine with disc disease of L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908482
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