The Veteran's low back disorder has increased in severity, and he is now entitled to a 40 percent evaluation for lumbar spine spondylolysis.
The deciding factor: Forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine is limited to 30 degrees or less, warranting a higher evaluation under the criteria for Diagnostic Code 5239.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine spondylolysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0910694
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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