The veteran's lumbar disc disease has been rated at 10 percent, the maximum under Diagnostic Code 5243. The VA examiner found no evidence of incapacitating episodes or additional loss of motion due to pain, fatigue, weakness, or lack of endurance.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that there was no history of acute episodes of excruciating back pain in the last 12 months and concluded that there was no additional loss of motion due to pain, fatigue, weakness, or lack of endurance.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0605392
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, lumbar disc disease, and cervical spine disability based on evidence supporting an in-service onset of symptoms that have continued to the present.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for lumbar disc disease due to inadequate medical examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address deficiencies in the previous examination report and to determine the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar disc disease, as well as its impact on his employability.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for lumbar disc disease was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision could be made.
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