The veteran's post-traumatic degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, with a demonstrable deformity of a vertebral body, is now rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed moderate limitation of motion and a demonstrable deformity of a vertebral body, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, demonstrable deformity of a vertebral body
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2005
- Citation
- 0512474
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What this means for you
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