The Board has determined that the veteran's lumbosacral disc disease warrants a combined rating of 60 percent, based on separate ratings for orthopedic and neurological manifestations.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability manifests with severe limitation of lumbar motion, moderate incomplete paralysis of the left sciatic nerve, and mild incomplete paralysis of the right sciatic nerve. The criteria for a higher combined rating were met under the revised rating criteria effective September 23, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604432
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.
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