The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial schedular evaluation of 10 percent for residuals of a back injury, finding that his disability did not more closely approximate a 20 percent rating than a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran’s forward flexion was greater than 60 degrees and there was no evidence of muscle spasm or guarding severe enough to result in an abnormal gait or spinal contour. The Board considered additional functional loss due to pain, weakness, excess fatigability, or incoordination but found it did not warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0627880
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- Dismissed
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