The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracic and lumbar spine, effective March 31, 1997. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical development.
The deciding factor: The RO must consider whether a higher rating is warranted at any time subsequent to March 31, 1997, based on the veteran's current symptoms and treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the thoracic and lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0030554
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