The Veteran's lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement is rated at 10 percent prior to May 5, 2018, and at 40 percent thereafter. The claim for higher ratings is denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement did not result in ankylosis or incapacitating episodes, and therefore, the existing 10 percent and 40 percent ratings are appropriate based on the severity of his symptoms as evaluated by the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001948
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