The veteran was granted TDIU effective August 6, 2003. The RO later determined that the earliest date of an ascertainable increase in disability was March 27, 2003, and adjusted the effective date accordingly.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities combined to preclude employment as of March 27, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of L4-L5 and L5-S1, Low back surgical scar, Right tibia scar, Abdomen surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0702686
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address her claims for lower extremity radiculopathies and a higher rating for lumbar spine fusion.,The Board also finds that the issues of TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance are inextricably intertwined with the above-mentioned claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case to allow for a VA physician to review the medical evidence and provide opinions regarding the veteran's service-connected back disability, specifically addressing functional impairment during flareups or when used repetitively over a period of time.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he is currently working full-time and the VA examination found no significant impairment in his ability to follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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