The Board has determined that the veteran's lumbar spine myalgia warrants a rating of 60 percent, effective January 21, 1999.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports and medical records demonstrate symptoms consistent with severe lumbosacral strain, including marked limitation of forward bending in standing position and loss of lateral motion with osteo-arthritic changes.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar myalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0511701
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 40% for lumbar strain and myalgia, denied a prior effective date for depression, and remanded the issues of increased rating for depression and TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar myalgia and intervertebral disc syndrome are rated at 40 percent since January 27, 2014. The rating is based on functional loss of the back due to pain, flare-ups, and less movement than normal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for service-connected lumbar myalgia is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining translations of Spanish documents and scheduling a VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar myalgia is rated at 20 percent since January 27, 2014. Service connection for rhinitis and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder) are granted. The muscle ache disability claim is denied.
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