The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a 40 percent evaluation for his service-connected chronic low back strain with degenerative disc disease on and after January 21, 1998. The decision also acknowledges that he was previously granted a 40 percent rating effective from January 21, 1998.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of constant pain, stiffness, and functional loss due to fatigue have been consistently documented in medical records, warranting the highest available evaluation under DC 5293 for intervertebral disc syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back strain, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0001619
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