The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was restored to a 40 percent rating from November 13, 2014.
The deciding factor: The reduction in the Veteran’s disability rating for his lumbar spine disability from 40 percent to 20 percent was improper as it did not comply with applicable law and regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Lumbar Spine with IVDS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19149217
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What this means for you
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