Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and also denied his claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating as there was no ankylosis or incapacitating episodes meeting the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25012503
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