The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for lumbar IVDS with degenerative arthritis. The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing the condition met the criteria for such a rating before May 18, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical evidence prior to May 18, 2022, did not show the veteran's lumbar IVDS with degenerative arthritis resulted in forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine of 30 degrees or less; ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine; or incapacitating episodes requiring bedrest prescribed by a physician and treatment by a physician.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008475
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