The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted due to her service-connected disabilities, which include limitation of motion of the lumbar spine and bilateral knee disability. The Board found that these conditions rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected low back disability, combined with her bilateral knee disability, prevented her from obtaining and maintaining any type of employment due to physical limitations caused by the disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of motion of the lumbar spine due to lumbosacral strain with history of sacroiliitis and idiopathic calcification of right L5-S1 area, residuals of hallux valgus surgeries of bilateral great toes and fifth toes, chronic vaginitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1132327
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic vaginitis, female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), and dermatitis. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were related to active duty service.,There is no current diagnosis of FSAD in the record, and the Veteran has not provided evidence showing she has functional impairment due to this condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals in writing, thus the Board dismissed the cases.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent from September 14, 2020, for migraine headaches associated with traumatic brain injury is denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bursitis of the right elbow and recurring yeast infections (claimed as vaginal irritation) are reopened due to new evidence received since their previous denial decisions.,Service connection for chronic vaginitis is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been reopened and are now being considered on their merits.,Service connection has been granted for left knee disability, right knee disability, chronic vaginitis, chronic UTI, GERD, IBS, hemorrhoids, thyroid condition, and sciatica.
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