The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with bulging disc L4-5 with decreased range of motion of the lumbosacral spine was dismissed. The Board also remanded her service connection claim for disc space narrowing and degenerative endplate spurring at C6/C7.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal seeking a rating in excess of 20 percent for IVDS with bulging disc L4-5 with decreased range of motion of the lumbosacral spine during the Board hearing, resulting in its dismissal. The service connection claim for C6/C7 condition was remanded due to inadequate VA examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), disc space narrowing, degenerative endplate spurring
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26030310
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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