What percentage disability for degenerative disc disease?
I am iin the process of receiving a medical discharge for degenerativ disc disease and am wondering what percentage disabled I would be. My L5 is 50% degenerated. It is also bulging and has an annular tear. I have pain from dawn to dusk, which gets worse with activity. If I am too active the pain will shoot down my leg. Their was also a period of 5 days when I could not move due to extreme pain. Driving fo periods of more than a half an hour also causes extreme pain.
It has and still is progressively getting worse.
Go check in with a VA hospital as soon as you get out and ask for x rays and MRI’s. I have been getting treating for about 20 years for my back problem. at first I was only rated at 10%. I waited way to long for surgery. Don’t wait. I won’t get in to detail here. Also contact a D.A.V. or other service org for help. I won’t go in to any more private details here. I’m not a doctor but you sound like you have a lot more problems then just a degenerative disc. You might also want to be check for neuropathy.
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