The veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain warrants a 60 percent rating, and his left and right knee disabilities each warrant a separate 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows pronounced intervertebral disc syndrome in the low back, which entitles the veteran to a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5293. The knees have no more than slight instability with pain and limitation of motion, warranting separate 10 percent ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbosacral Strain, Left Knee Osteochondritis Dessicans with Chondromalacia and Traumatic Arthritis, Right Knee Osteochondritis Dessicans with Chondromalacia and Traumatic Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0211877
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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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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and a right hip disorder but granted a rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain effective from February 7, 2024.
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