The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at a 40 percent since March 1, 2015.
The deciding factor: The March 2016 VA examination showed forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine to 30 degrees or less, meeting the criteria for a 40 percent rating under the Spine Formula.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative joint disease with invertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18143611
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions and reduced his evaluation, as the appeals were not timely filed.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sciatica, lumbar strain, and bilateral hip disability as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.
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