The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for low back strain with degenerative disc disease effective from March 16, 2001.
The deciding factor: The VA examination conducted on March 2001 showed severe limitation of motion and mild sciatic nerve pathology, warranting the increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- low back strain, degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0317058
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for left knee patellar femoral syndrome, right knee patellar femoral syndrome, low back strain, and right hip bursitis.
- Partly granted
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