The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's spinal stenosis with moderate degenerative arthropathy and assigned a noncompensable rating, effective May 3, 2005. The Veteran is not entitled to an initial compensable rating prior to October 1, 2009, but is entitled to a 10 percent rating from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar spine disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to lack of evidence showing incapacitating episodes or ankylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Spinal stenosis, Moderate degenerative arthropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1238047
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, herniated disc, IVDS and spinal stenosis is rated at 40 percent since August 19, 2020. The appeal period did not show unfavorable ankylosis or incapacitating episodes of IVDS.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for his lumbar spine condition and left lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to incomplete service records and a lack of relevant VA treatment records. The Board will seek additional opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine, finding that symptoms began during service and have persisted since.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her back and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations that did not consider the ameliorative effects of medication on her service-connected conditions.
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