The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain warrants a 20 percent evaluation, which is higher than what he was previously granted. The disability currently manifests as pain, some limitation of motion, narrowing of disc space at L-5/S-1 on X-ray, and osteophyte formation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's lumbosacral strain has been shown to cause moderate limitation of motion, which is consistent with the current 20 percent rating assigned under Diagnostic Code 5292.
- Claimed conditions
- Stomach disability, Chronic lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0101571
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