The Board has determined that the veteran's lumbar disc disease with sciatica is service-connected and his right ankle injury warrants a 20 percent rating.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the lumbar disc disease with sciatica, and an increased rating of 20 percent was granted for the right ankle injury based on marked limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc disease with sciatica, right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0304476
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