The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left lower extremity disability due to service, but his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine warrants an initial rating of 20 percent. The anxiety disorder is rated as 30 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a current left lower extremity disability and the Veteran's subjective complaints were not supported by objective medical findings. However, his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine was found to be manifested by forward flexion greater than 30 degrees but less than 60 degrees, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating under the General Rating Formula.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity disability, bilateral knee disability, cervical spine disability, left hip disability, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2011
- Citation
- 1101393
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