The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating higher than 20% for degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbosacral spine. The evidence did not show the required criteria for a higher rating.

The deciding factor: The VA examination reports and treatment records did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent.

Claimed conditions

degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbosacral spine

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

20%

Decision date

January 23, 2025

Citation

25000934

Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine