The Veteran's back disability is rated at 40 percent from October 13, 2009 to March 6, 2015. The rating for the back disability remains at 40 percent during the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s back disability was manifested by a limitation of motion (forward flexion limited to 30 degrees or less) from October 13, 2009, to March 6, 2015. This meets the criteria for a 40 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Left and right knee disabilities, Tinnitus, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2021
- Citation
- 21021914
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