The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disability warrants a 30 percent evaluation from May 20, 2002 to September 22, 2002. The lumbar spine disability is rated at 30 percent since September 23, 2002.
The deciding factor: The veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disabilities have been evaluated based on their current manifestations of pain, limitation of motion, and neurological symptoms, with the most recent changes in evaluation criteria effective as of September 23, 2002. The Board has considered all relevant evidence and applied the appropriate rating codes to reflect the veteran's disability levels.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of Cervical Spine, Degenerative Joint Disease of Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0316551
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