The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for the veteran's service-connected chronic low back strain, which is the highest schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 5295.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability from low back strain was found to be manifested by moderate limitation of motion and functional impairment due to pain at the limits of motion, with positive Goldthwaite's sign and loss of lateral motion. The Board concluded that this met the criteria for a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5295.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0007414
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