The Board has granted a disability rating of 40 percent for lumbar paravertebral myositis with small disk protrusion, effective from August 12, 1997. The veteran's hypertension and PTSD remain rated at their current levels.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the low back disability met the criteria for a 40 percent rating as of August 12, 1997, based on symptoms such as chronic low back pain with radiculopathy in the right lower extremity. The veteran's hypertension and PTSD were rated at their current levels.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Lumbar Paravertebral Myositis with Small Disk Protrusion, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0622820
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What this means for you
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