The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his low back condition was granted, and he is now rated at 40 percent. The claim for total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was also granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's low back disorder has been found to be severe enough to warrant a 40% evaluation under the applicable rating criteria, which meets the requirement for TDIU as his combined rating is at least 70%.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0633760
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event that caused these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's low back, neck, right hand, left hand, right knee, and left knee conditions as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or caused by any service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and left hip conditions as there was no evidence of a worsening of symptoms beyond what was shown at the September 2023 VA examination.
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