The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected low back disability warrants a 40 percent rating, but his hypesthesia of the left lower extremity does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records consistently supported the veteran's complaints of pain in his low back and legs. However, the Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition based on the criteria provided by the Diagnostic Codes.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, hypesthesia of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0311827
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