The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected status-post L5-S1 discectomy and sciatica of the right leg, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records did not show unfavorable ankylosis or incapacitating episodes meeting the criteria for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post L5-S1 discectomy, degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine, sciatica of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1026468
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