The Veteran's spinal disability, characterized as Scheuermann's disease of the thoracolumbar spine, is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board denied a higher rating due to lack of evidence showing forward flexion less than 30 degrees or ankylosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show any additional loss of motion or functioning after flare-ups, repetitive testing, or weight bearing that would warrant a higher rating for the Veteran's spinal disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Scheuermann's disease of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21041143
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has restored a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's Scheuermann's disease of the thoracolumbar spine, effective January 22, 2018. The claims for higher ratings for the thoracolumbar spine and left knee disabilities are remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral shoulder disorders, including as secondary to a service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities are remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability and his claimed bilateral shoulder disorder. The VA will also schedule examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: 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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