The veteran's low back disability is currently rated at 40 percent, and the Board has granted an increased rating. However, he remains unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of persistent and reoccurring symptoms consistent with sciatic neuropathy, warranting a higher evaluation than 40 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0114735
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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.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sciatica, lumbar strain, and bilateral hip disability as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.
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