The Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, the highest schedular rating available for ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine exhibits unfavorable ankylosis, warranting a 40% rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- myositis of the lumbosacral paravertebral muscles, IVDS (thoracolumbar spine)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1244356
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is about a higher rating for his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability, specifically regarding neurological manifestations and whether he should receive a separate rating based on incapacitating episodes. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for further development, including obtaining a more contemporaneous examination and additional medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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