The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal low back strain does not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent, as there is no evidence of severe limitation of motion or intervertebral disc syndrome.
The deciding factor: Medical findings do not support a finding of severe disability sufficient to warrant a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 5292, 5293, and 5295.
- Claimed conditions
- musculoskeletal low back strain, arthritis, disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0000587
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