The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 10 percent, and he was granted service connection for incontinence as secondary to his HIV+. The DVT claim remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's low back disability meets the criteria for a 10 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. His symptoms do not warrant a higher rating based on additional functional impairment during flare-ups or everyday use.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) and degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1716819
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, which relates to an unestablished fact necessary for service connection of a low back condition. The claim is now reopened and will be further evaluated on remand.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, specifically his service-connected degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease. The Veteran needs a VA examination to assess the extent of his functional impairment during flare-ups.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and information.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant (through his representative) withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.
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