The Veteran's claim for higher initial and subsequent ratings for his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine has been granted, with a temporary 100 percent rating from June 20, 2007 to August 1, 2007. The permanent rating is now at 20 percent since July 13, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine was rated based on its current severity and not due to any presumption or new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1033130
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