The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected low back disorder warrants a 10 percent evaluation, effective October 1, 2007.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records provided evidence of chronic low back pain without additional limitation in range of motion following repetitive use testing. The examiner did not find any neurologic abnormalities or findings related to the thoracolumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand disability, bilateral elbow disability, bilateral shoulder disability, chronic headache disorder, disorder characterized by muscle pains and/or joint aches, disorder characterized by a 'knuckle ache', disorder characterized by shortness of breath, gastrointestinal disorder, chronic fatigue
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1549603
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