The Veteran's low back disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the claims for increased ratings are denied as his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings show that while the Veteran experiences pain and limited range of motion, forward flexion remains greater than 30 degrees but less than 60 degrees, which does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of L5-S1, Bursitis of the right shoulder, Lateral epicondylitis of the left elbow, Deviated nasal septum, Radiculopathy of the right leg, Radiculopathy of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1304125
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.
- Partly granted
The Board granted entitlement to TDIU from January 23, 2015 to October 16, 2017 based on the aggregate impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluding substantially gainful employment. The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), finding the evidence persuasively weighs against any relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since December 13, 2010.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU, effective July 10, 2003, is granted.
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