The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 10 percent, and her essential tremors are not service-connected. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show additional functional impairment or neurological symptoms warranting a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back injury, Essential tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0944059
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