Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and entitlement to TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or a TDIU based on his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar spine disability did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria, including those related to range of motion and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25012439
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