The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was granted, with the effective date set at June 6, 1991. The veteran met the criteria for TDIU as of that date due to her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran had two or more service-connected disabilities rated at 40 percent or more (cervical spine spondylolysis with limitation of motion and radiculitis of the left upper and lower extremities) which brought her combined disability rating to 70 percent, qualifying for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine spondylolysis with limitation of motion, radiculitis of the left upper extremity, radiculitis of the left lower extremity, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2008
- Citation
- 0817258
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's radiculitis of the left lower extremity was denied higher ratings, with a final rating of 40 percent prior to December 12, 2022.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, finding that his range of motion testing showed thoracolumbar forward flexion functionally greater than 30 degrees but not greater than 60 degrees.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for several conditions, including lumbar spondylosis with DDD, radiculitis of the right and left lower extremities, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis with DDD, residuals of a hip fracture, and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea, and hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to incomplete development.
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