The veteran's low back disability has been productive of the equivalent of pronounced intervertebral disc syndrome as manifested by radiculopathy, diminished ankle jerk, limitation of motion with pain in all directions, weakness of the lumbar spine due to pain, and fatigability of the lumbar spine due to pain. The Board grants a 60 percent rating for his low back disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms, including radiculopathy, diminished ankle jerk, limitation of motion with pain in all directions, weakness of the lumbar spine due to pain, and fatigability of the lumbar spine due to pain, meet the criteria for a 60 percent rating under the revised version of Diagnostic Code 5293.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, sciatica in the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0305043
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