The Board has restored the Veteran's 20 percent rating for his service-connected lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not reflect an actual change in the Veteran’s ability to function under the ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine grade II spondylolisthesis at L5-S1 with bilateral spondylosis, trochanteric pain syndrome of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2020
- Citation
- A20018981
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service-connection of trochanteric pain syndrome in both hips due to inadequate medical examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection of trochanteric pain syndrome of the left hip, limitation of extension of the left hip, and limitation of flexion of the left hip. The effective date remains July 10, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various ankle, hip, and knee conditions are being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the direct and secondary service connection bases.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbosacral strain are also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including reopening a claim for bilateral hearing loss and increasing disability ratings for various hip and scar conditions. Additional records are needed from the Air Force Reserve.
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