The Board denied entitlement to a referral for extraschedular consideration of the rating assigned for lumbar degenerative joint and disc disease, residuals of thoracolumbar vertebrae fractures, and thoracolumbar disorder for the period from August 10, 2000, to May 15, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's disability picture did not present such an exceptional or unusual case as to render application of the regular schedular standards impractical and concluded that a higher rating was not warranted based on his symptoms and examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative joint disease, residuals of thoracolumbar vertebrae fractures, thoracolumbar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1317990
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