Denied
The Board denied a higher (compensable) initial disability rating for the lumbar spine disability from November 1, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the symptoms and functional impairments of the lumbar spine disability more nearly approximated the criteria required for a compensable rating under DC 5242.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease with lumbar spine anterolisthesis and bilateral pars defect
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094795
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