Denied
The Board denied a claim for entitlement to an increased disability rating for service-connected DDD of L3-S1 with lumbosacral strain and IVDS, as well as claims for increased ratings for left and right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of L3-S1 with lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25002678
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