i was denied in 1985 , because of a defect in my back, ( congential transitional vertebra ) under 5299=5295 they called it an anomaly, is an anomaly the same as a deformity. 5. Until December 13, 2005, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Adjudication Procedures Manual M21-1, Part VI, 11.06f, stated: If there is any limitation of motion together with deformity (compensable or noncompensable), add 10 percent under hyphenated diagnostic code 5285-5290 (limited mo