The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected sacroiliac sprain with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and spondylolisthesis does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports consistently show moderate limitation of motion, which corresponds to a 20 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5292 for limitation of motion of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- sacroiliac sprain, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0018282
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- Dismissed
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