The Board granted an increased (30%) rating for the service-connected back disability, effective from October 15, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was supported by additional VA treatment records which demonstrated his ongoing symptoms and need for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine muscle strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1431352
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine muscle strain with degenerative arthritis was rated at 10 percent prior to July 23, 2009 and granted a 20 percent rating from July 23, 2009 to October 14, 2010. The current effective date remains unchanged.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine muscle strain with degenerative arthritis warrants a 10 percent rating prior to July 23, 2009.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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