The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar spine injury, tinea versicolor, and right and left lower extremity radiculitis, do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's combined disability rating is 40%, which does not meet the threshold for TDIU based on his service-connected conditions alone.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine injury status post laminectomy with residual scar and development of degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, tinea versicolor, right lower extremity paresthesia, radiating pain, and radiculitis, left lower extremity paresthesia, radiating pain, and radiculitis, residuals of a right inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2007
- Citation
- 0731420
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability, right knee disability, bilateral hallux valgus with degenerative joint disease, bilateral shin splints (tingling of the bilateral lower extremities), tinea versicolor, migraines, and left shoulder disability are all found to have onset during his period of service from July 1996 to July 2008. As a result, these conditions are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's left inguinal hernia is not considered due to lack of current diagnosis or functional impairment.
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