The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU have been denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of a back disability incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not establish a link between the Veteran's current diagnosed conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24034340
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD but granted individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an initial increased rating higher than 40 percent for degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome and remanded the claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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