The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was initially granted in November 1975 with a noncompensable rating. The claim for an increased rating is now before the Board.,Since November 21, 2011, the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine, has been rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination in November 2011 showed that the Veteran had zero degrees of forward flexion and extension, with a combined range of motion of 75 degrees.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis, Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1418238
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