The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine was restored to a 10 percent rating effective November 8, 2006. The initial ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities were also granted.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions warranted restoration of his previous disability rating due to new evidence showing continued impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine, spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1014552
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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