Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for lumbar spine DDD from January 1, 2025.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have unfavorable ankylosis of the entire spine and is already rated at the highest available rating under the General Formula for his back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease L4-L5, L5-S1 with degenerative arthritis of the spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25012747
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