The veteran's low back injury residuals are manifested by constant and extreme pain, numbness and tingling into the legs, reduced range of motion, and normal knee jerks. The VA determined that an increased evaluation beyond 40 percent is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The objective evidence does not support entitlement to a 60 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected low back injury residuals due to lack of muscle spasms, absent ankle jerk reflexes, or other neurological findings appropriate to the site of the diseased disc with little intermittent relief.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0210907
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- Granted
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