The veteran's lumbar paravertebral myositis is rated at 20 percent prior to November 18, 2005, and at 40 percent thereafter. The veteran's psoriatic arthritis of the right knee and neuritis of the sciatic nerve are both rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed muscle spasms, tenderness, and pain in the lumbar region, which supported a higher rating for the service-connected lumbar paravertebral myositis. The psoriatic arthritis of the right knee and neuritis of the sciatic nerve were both rated at their maximum allowable under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Paravertebral Myositis, Neuritis of the Sciatic Nerve, Psoriatic Arthritis of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0638592
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