The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left femur disability warrants a 20 percent rating, and his lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes warrants a 20 percent rating. The decision is based on the current clinical findings and medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations revealed moderate limitation of motion in both conditions without significant tenderness or muscle spasms, which supported the assigned ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Femur Fracture with Residual Shortening, Lumbosacral Strain with Degenerative Changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0424834
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