The Veteran's low back disability is not manifested by findings of favorable or unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine, or incapacitating episodes requiring bed rest prescribed by a physician. Therefore, he does not meet the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's low back disability has some range of motion and does not have unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine or incapacitating episodes requiring bed rest prescribed by a physician.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Pain, Chondrosis, Incipient Osteochondrosis at L3-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1106493
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