The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with IVDS is rated at a 10 percent rating from April 16, 2012 to May 29, 2014.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran had painful motion and actual pain in his lumbar spine, which warranted a minimum compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 5242.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with IVDS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18107375
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