Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar strain prior to June 17, 2022, and a rating in excess of 40 percent since June 17, 2022. The case was remanded for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a higher rating based on the criteria provided by the General Rating Formula for Rating Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25001858
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