The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected lumbar paravertebral fibromyositis, discogenic disease at L4-L5, degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine, and chronic low back pain syndrome was denied as his condition did not warrant a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms were characterized by mild to moderate low back pain with occasional numbness in his legs. Objective examination findings included some limitation of motion, absent knee and ankle jerks bilaterally, and nondisabling tenderness to palpation of the lumbosacral area.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar paravertebral fibromyositis, discogenic disease at L4-L5, degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine, chronic low back pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0314135
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