The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine warrants an initial 40 percent evaluation, effective from April 1997.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a disability picture consistent with severe intervertebral disc syndrome, warranting a 40 percent evaluation under the old version of Diagnostic Code 5293 for the period of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0607845
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
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- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine did not meet or approximate the criteria for a schedular evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
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