The Board has granted an increased rating to the veteran's lumbosacral strain from 10 percent to 20 percent, effective as of April 2003.
The deciding factor: The RO obtained additional medical records and provided a VA examiner with updated information. The examiner reviewed these records and concluded that the veteran's current level of disability due to his service-connected low back disability warranted an increased rating to 20 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0326156
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