The Board has determined that the appellant's lumbago and degenerative disease of the lumbar spine do not warrant a rating higher than the current 40 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The disability is currently rated as severe lumbosacral strain with arthritic findings, marked limitation of forward bending, and loss of lateral motion. The maximum schedular evaluation has been assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbago, degenerative disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0215802
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