The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected low back disability, finding that there was no evidence of unfavorable ankylosis of the spine or intervertebral disc syndrome. The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was also found to be unrelated to his low back disability.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis of the spine, and the VA examiner found no link between the Veteran’s low back disability and his bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19172102
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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