The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability, which includes pronounced symptoms of intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative arthritis, warrants a 20 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's low back disability is manifested by pronounced symptoms of intervertebral disc syndrome, with one-third of his disability being due to service-connected residuals of a low back injury with degenerative arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease, degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0108072
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