The Board granted a 40 percent rating for mechanical low back pain with degenerative joint disease, effective from September 23, 2002. The claim for service connection of the testicular disorder was reopened and granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms included chronic low back pain, radiculopathy to both legs, and neuropathy affecting the feet, which were found to be related to his lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and polyneuropathy. The service connection for a testicular disorder was reopened based on new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Mechanical low back pain with degenerative joint disease, Testicular disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0515005
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- Remanded (sent back)
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