The Veteran is unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, particularly his low back disability. The Board finds that the criteria for TDIU have been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's unemployability is primarily attributed to his service-connected low back disability, which has rendered him incapable of performing substantial gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine), Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine), Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, Left knee strain associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Fracture of the right middle finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1206209
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his lumbar spine and right hip disabilities due to a duty to assist error. The effective date for DEA benefits is granted as May 1, 2014.
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