The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected back disability, effective March 8, 1999.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's current condition warranted a higher rating based on his severe limitation of motion and incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve since March 8, 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- laminectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2005
- Citation
- 0518876
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's residuals of status post lumbar laminectomy prior to August 16, 2017 were rated at 10 percent and the Board found that a higher rating was not warranted based on the evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, effective August 16, 2017. The rating remains unchanged as the evidence does not meet criteria for a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected low back disability is remanded due to the need for updated orthopedic evidence and an examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40% since May 17, 2013. His radiculopathy of the lower right and left extremities are each rated at 20%. The claim for SMC based on need for aid and attendance was granted.
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