The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to September 7, 2007 was granted. The claim for extension of the total disability rating for convalescence beyond October 31, 2007 was also granted. However, his TDIU claim remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's spine surgery resulted in ankylosis and limited range of motion, which warranted a higher rating under the General Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine (General Formula).
- Claimed conditions
- Spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine, Radiculopathy due to spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2012
- Citation
- 1216575
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU from September 25, 2005 to October 29, 2010 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's frontal lobe tumor and spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine are being remanded for further examination and opinion.,An increased rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral hearing loss is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine with herniated and bulging disc and pinched nerves is currently rated at 20 percent, which does not meet his claim for a higher rating.
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