The veteran's low back disability and left radiculopathy were initially rated at 20 percent prior to February 1, 2007. The appeal for a higher rating was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating based on the severity of the veteran's symptoms or functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of a herniated disc at L5-S1, left radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0841979
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral strain, left and right radiculopathy, dorsal spine compression fraction, right shoulder tendonitis with impingement and osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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