The Veteran's spinal disability was productive of incapacitating episodes lasting at least one but less than two weeks in the prior 12 months and a combined range of motion in the thoracolumbar spine not greater than 120 degrees, warranting a 20 percent disability rating from September 4, 2013 to August 9, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's spinal disability was productive of incapacitating episodes lasting at least one but less than two weeks in the prior 12 months and a combined range of motion in the thoracolumbar spine not greater than 120 degrees, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1734059
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