The August 19, 1947 rating decision incorrectly assigned a zero percent rating for the veteran's service-connected fracture of the transverse process of the 5th lumbar vertebra. The RO has now determined that this condition warrants a 40 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The July 1947 VA examination report showed no ratable residuals from the veteran's fractured 5th lumbar spine, leading to an incorrect zero percent rating in the August 1947 decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Fracture of the transverse process of the 5th lumbar vertebra, Paralysis of the right femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0507854
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