The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his lumbar spine DDD was granted, with a current rating of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating based on the criteria provided in the Rating Schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1019581
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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