Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for thoracolumbar strain with scoliosis. The evidence did not show ankylosis of the spine or symptoms equivalent to unfavorable ankylosis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have any ankylosis of the lumbar spine and did not exhibit the functional equivalent of ankylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar strain with scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002060
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