The Board has determined that the veteran's lumbosacral spine disability warrants a 40 percent evaluation from March 23, 1999 to November 16, 2003 and a 60 percent evaluation from November 17, 2003 onwards.
The deciding factor: The veteran's lumbosacral spine disability was manifested by severe intervertebral disc syndrome with incapacitating episodes treated by a physician averaging less than 4 weeks in any 12-month period during the periods of evaluation. The criteria for increased evaluations were met during these periods.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0501772
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