The Veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations and earlier effective dates were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of the assigned ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's service-connected conditions warranted a rating in excess of those currently assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative discectomy at L3-L4 and L5-S1, Mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1040148
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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