The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective from June 13, 2007. A separate 10 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is granted from March 23, 2010 to August 2, 2011.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disability remains rated at 20 percent since October 1, 2011.
The deciding factor: The September 2017 VA examination found no ankylosis and limited flexion of the thoracolumbar spine to 55 degrees with pain. The Veteran's radiculopathy is rated separately as it resolved following surgery in August 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1817189
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as these issues have been addressed in a separate docket.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. Service connection is being remanded for the lumbar spine disability and right knee and calf disabilities.
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