Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of trauma, herniated nucleus pulposus L5-S1.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support that the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent were warranted under either the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine or the Formula for Rating IVDS Based on Incapacitating Episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of trauma, herniated nucleus pulposus L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099159
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