The Veteran's low back disability has not been shown to result in unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine or incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least 6 weeks during a 12-month period, thus his claim for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran's low back disability has resulted in unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine or incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least 6 weeks during a 12-month period, as required for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of L5-S1, Nerve Damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1203249
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