Granted
The veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and degenerative disc disease are rated at 50 percent. The veteran is also granted special monthly compensation for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The veteran's pain from her lumbar spine disability restricts her movements to the extent that she has the functional equivalent of unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000226
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