The Board has granted service connection for a lumbosacral disability and assigned an initial evaluation of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's low back disability was shown to meet the criteria for a 20 percent rating based on muscle spasm and loss of lateral spine motion in a standing position, but his current condition did not warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0404389
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What this means for you
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