The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent for osteoarthritis, lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a rating higher than 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected osteoarthritis, lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis, lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0021412
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