The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar injury did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed pronounced intervertebral disc syndrome, severe limitation of motion with painful motion, spasm, weakness, and tenderness, but no additional chronic neurologic manifestations or other factors that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911185
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