The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected lumbar fusion at L5 and S1 was granted, with a rating of 100 percent on an extraschedular basis due to the severity of his disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's service-connected back disability presented such an exceptional or unusual case as to render impractical the application of the regular schedule standards for evaluation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar fusion, sacroiliac inflammation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0021163
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, specifically whether it is related to service.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, cervical fusion, and lumbar fusion due to incomplete records from his second period of service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar fusion and spondylolisthesis are related to an in-service injury, granting service connection for these conditions.
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