The Veteran's service-connected right sacroiliac joint arthritis is currently rated at 40 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available for this condition. The Board finds that his disability does not meet or approximate criteria warranting a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s current range of motion and functional impairment do not meet the criteria for an increased rating as they are within the limits allowed by the General Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, with no evidence of unfavorable ankylosis or incapacitating episodes totaling 6 weeks or more.
- Claimed conditions
- Right sacroiliac joint arthritis, Lumbar disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1603231
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