The Veteran's service-connected back disability is currently rated at 40 percent, and his radiculopathy of the lower left extremity is rated at 10 percent. The Board has determined that these ratings are appropriate.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings did not support a higher rating for either condition based on current medical evidence and regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Operative Status, Herniated Nucleus Pulposus L5, Radiculopathy of the Lower Left Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1047201
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