The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to be of such severity as to preclude substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraines and foot/ankle disabilities have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine sprain, lumbar spine sprain, posterior tibial tendonitis of the left ankle, posterior tibial tendonitis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2013
- Citation
- 1329303
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, finding that his lumbar spine disability did not warrant higher ratings and that he was capable of obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to July 25, 2017, but not since.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher disability evaluation for lumbar spine sprain and entitlement to TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's condition, particularly concerning the effects of medication on his range of motion.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined schedular rating was 100 percent and he had not demonstrated that any single service-connected disability rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for initial compensable disability rating for hypertension and service connection for various conditions due to his death, as the AOJ has not made a formal substitution determination in the matter.
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