The veteran's stomach disability is granted secondary to medication used for his service-connected myofascial pain syndrome. His lumbosacral spine condition warrants a 40 percent rating, and the cervical and dorsal spine conditions are each rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established on a secondary basis due to medications prescribed for the veteran's service-connected disabilities causing his stomach disability. The lumbosacral spine condition is evaluated under Code 5293 (intervertebral disc syndrome) and assigned a maximum schedular rating of 40 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic myofascial syndrome of the lumbosacral spine, myofascial pain syndrome involving the cervical spine, myofascial pain syndrome involving the dorsal spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2005
- Citation
- 0510344
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