The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's disability rating from 60 percent to 40 percent for his lumbosacral strain with spondylolisthesis at L5-S1, status post fusion at L5-S1 and laminectomy at L4-L5 was warranted. The criteria for a 50 percent rating have been met.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability is productive of limitation of forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine to 30 degrees or less, mild radiculopathy involving the left lower extremity but no other separately rated neurologic abnormalities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with spondylolisthesis at L5-S1, status post fusion at L5-S1 and laminectomy at L4-L5
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0518137
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