The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 20 percent prior to May 4, 2007 and at 40 percent beginning from that date. His irritable bowel syndrome warrants a 10 percent evaluation. The Veteran's bilateral shin splints do not meet the criteria for any compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations conducted after May 4, 2007 showed less than 30 degrees of forward flexion in the thoracolumbar spine, which meets the criteria for a 40 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, lumbosacral strain (low back pain), irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1142201
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