The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic low back disability warrants a 40 percent evaluation under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, effective from October 1, 2003.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows significant degenerative changes in the lumbar spine with moderate functional impairment, warranting the highest schedular rating available.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2007
- Citation
- 0734281
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable as of January 26, 2001, and the Board granted a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from that date.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability, cold injury residuals, and right foot injury are not related to service or manifest within one year of separation. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU was granted based on the combined rating of his service-connected disabilities (chronic low back disability, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and diabetic retinopathy) meeting the schedular criteria as of June 3, 2005.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.
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