The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating for the veteran's traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine, effective February 21, 2002. The condition is rated under DC 5292 due to severe limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report showed severely restricted range of motion and weakness of movement in the veteran's lumbar spine, warranting a 40 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code (DC) 5292 for traumatic arthritis of the spine.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0215122
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