The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and arthritis, effective from August 31, 2001.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed marked limitation of motion of the lumbosacral spine, severe sciatic neuropathy on both sides, and minimal degenerative changes in the lumbar spine. The combined effect resulted in a disability picture that more nearly approximates the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation under DC 5293.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0207280
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the lumbar spine disability effective November 24, 2021, but denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent prior to that date.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence to support higher ratings or a link between her current conditions and military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and arthritis, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities (sciatic nerves), left eye atrophy with visual field loss, and bilateral glaucoma with left eye atrophy are all rated as per the current evidence. The case is remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation for the period prior to June 21, 2012.
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