The Veteran's low back disability is rated at a 40 percent rating for the period from June 25, 2014 to March 26, 2019. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for right lower extremity radiculopathy during the same period. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms prior to March 26, 2019 warranted a 40 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and treatment records consistently documented severe pain and marked range of motion limitations in the low back and right lower extremity radiculopathy during the period from June 25, 2014 to March 26, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back strain with intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22045193
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