The Board denied an increased disability rating for lumbar spine pain, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating from January 6, 1997 onwards.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed only slight limitation of motion and subjective symptoms in the veteran's lumbar spine area after January 6, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0208146
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