The Veteran's lumbar strain with IVDS of the lumbar spine was granted a 20 percent rating effective October 20, 2014. The noncompensable ratings for his surgical scar and superficial, non-linear scar were also granted.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran's lumbar strain with IVDS met the criteria for a 20 percent rating based on the range of motion findings and other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2018
- Citation
- 1826196
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals as untimely due to failure to file a proper Notice of Disagreement within one year from the date of the March 2019 rating decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's back condition, diagnosed as lumbar strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), is etiologically related to his service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and denied increased ratings for chronic sinusitis, bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel bone spurs, lumbar strain with IVDS, left knee limitation of flexion, and remanded claims for vertigo.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted effective dates of April 15, 2020, for service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral ankle sprain, and lumbar strain with IVDS.
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