The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the lumbar scar and remanded further evaluation of the lumbar spine disability and TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar scar was found to be painful, warranting a 10 percent rating under DC 7804. The lumbar spine disability and TDIU claims were remanded for additional development due to insufficient evidence of functional loss and ankylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual scar secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability (lumbar scar), Lumbar spondylosis with laminectomies of L2-3 and L3-4-5 (lumbar spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000650
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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