The Veteran's lumbosacral spine disc disease is rated at 20 percent, effective August 20, 2007. The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's lumbosacral spine disc disease resulted in forward flexion of no fewer than 50 degrees and incapacitating episodes totaling more than six weeks in a 12-month period, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2011
- Citation
- 1144388
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