The Board granted a 40 percent evaluation for the appellant's lumbar spine disability effective March 2, 1998.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the appellant had pronounced intervertebral disc syndrome as of March 2, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease at L4-L5 and L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0800939
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the lumbar spine disability from April 4, 2016 to March 22, 2019 due to inadequate examination and failure to consider all evidence of record.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, prior to January 5, 2006, did not meet the criteria for a rating greater than 10 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and associated radiculopathy were granted, but the ratings are limited to 10 percent each. The Board found no evidence of intervertebral disc syndrome or more than mild incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current back condition is not related to his in-service lumbar strain and more likely related to incidents after discharge.
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