The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for spondylolisthesis L5-S1 was dismissed.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the service-connected spondylolisthesis L5-S1 is granted, but no compensable rating is assigned.,Initial compensable disability ratings (20%) are denied for sciatica of the left and right lower extremities.,The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is remanded due to incomplete information from SSA.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the spondylolisthesis L5-S1 rating, leaving no issues remaining for review.,Service connection was granted based on evidence showing that the psychiatric disorder is related to the service-connected back condition.,The VA examinations did not document any functional impairment or mild incomplete paralysis as required for a higher rating under DC 8720.,SSA records are needed to determine if the Veteran meets the schedular requirements for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis L5-S1, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18134892
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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