Denied
The Board denied an increased disability rating for the veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease, finding that the criteria for a higher rating were not met.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that forward flexion of the spine was never limited to 30 degrees or less and there was no ankylosis of the spine.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002952
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