The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as his claim for a TDIU prior to February 7, 2009. The decision also remanded several issues related to the Veteran's back disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, degenerative arthritis of the right elbow, degenerative arthritis of the right knee, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, nasal congestion/chronic sinusitis, rhabdomyosarcoma (birth defects in child)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1130744
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and PTSD), and Parkinson's disease. The conditions are presumed to be due to exposure in service.,Service connection is established for all four claimed conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The claims for increased ratings and individual unemployability have all been dismissed.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve, effective January 12, 2024. Attorney fees are eligible based on past due benefits awarded in this decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his left femur fracture with degenerative arthritis of the left knee was dismissed because there was no appealable decision on this issue in the year preceding the June 2021 Notice of Disagreement.
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