The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome, consisting of residuals of multiple low back surgeries, is considered to have been incurred in service as a progression of his service-connected sacroiliitis with left sciatic neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The veteran's postoperative lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome is found to be a progression of his service-connected sacroiliitis with left sciatic neuropathy, and thus considered to have been incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome, sacroiliitis with left sciatic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0118456
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including postoperative lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome and a surgical scar of the lumbar area, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 26, 2013. The Board granted entitlement to TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's postoperative lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome with left lumbar radiculopathy does not warrant a rating higher than 40 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
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