The Veteran is granted a 50 percent rating for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, effective October 31, 1999. The Veteran's entitlement to TDIU based on his service-connected disability is also granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrates that the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disability meets or approximates the criteria for a 50 percent rating under the General Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, effective October 31, 1999. Additionally, his TDIU claim is granted as he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0923826
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to military service.
- Granted
The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's low back disorder, effective March 31, 2019.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period prior to March 28, 2014 was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU and there is no evidence of unemployability due to these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal in a communication received in April 2022.
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