The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected compartment fasciotomy with postoperative scar, left lower leg, with chronic myofascial low back pain was granted. The current evaluation is 40 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had complaints of pain and limited motion in his lumbar spine, but no ankylosis or incapacitating episodes meeting criteria for a higher rating under DC 5243. However, there was objective clinical evidence of left lumbar radiculopathy from February 15, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- compartment fasciotomy with postoperative scar, left lower leg, chronic myofascial low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0927165
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