The Veteran's back disability, rated as intervertebral disc syndrome with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, is currently assigned a 60 percent rating effective since April 5, 2017. The claim for an increased rating prior to that date remains denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the assignment of a higher disability rating under either the General Rating Formula or the Formula for Rating Intervertebral Disc Syndrome Based on Incapacitating Episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease with sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1755106
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