The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his chronic lumbar sprain was granted effective from August 19, 2000. Service connection for arthritis of the lumbar spine was also established retroactively to this date.
The deciding factor: The RO found that medical evidence established a factual basis for the increase in disability and determined that the earliest date as of which it is factually ascertainable that an increase had occurred was August 19, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar sprain, arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0212995
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