The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar spine arthritis and conversion disorder were denied by the Board. The appeals are currently pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the lumbar spine with disc herniation, Conversion disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2012
- Citation
- 1204876
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