The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected low back disability is manifested by symptoms more closely approximating severe intervertebral disc syndrome with recurring attacks and intermittent relief. Therefore, a 40 percent rating is granted for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows significant lumbosacral disk disease with recurrent attacks of sciatic neuropathy, which meets the criteria for a 40 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5293.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disk degeneration, chronic lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617787
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted revision of the January 2007 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) to reflect a 10 percent disability rating for service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain, effective March 30, 2004.
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