The Veteran's low back disorder was initially rated at 20 percent from July 16, 1999, through March 7, 2010. From March 8, 2010, the rating for his orthopedic manifestations of the condition has been increased to 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's low back disorder was found to be manifested by mild degenerative disc disease (DDD) and facet arthrosis at L5/S1 with annular bulge, which preponderates against a finding of more severe symptomatology or functional impairment due to pain.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1021033
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