The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected mechanical low back pain, currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The disability is characterized by moderate limitation of motion of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records consistently showed moderate limitation of motion of the lumbosacral spine with some pain on movement, which most nearly approximates a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5292 for moderate limitation of motion of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- mechanical low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0212002
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