The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined service-connected disability rating is at least 70% and his functional limitations due to his service-connected conditions make it impossible for him to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, residuals of a right ankle injury, lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, status post umbilical hernia repair and residuals of injury to inguinal area
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2016
- Citation
- 1613203
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The lumbar spine disability has also been granted but the effective date is not specified.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions, including allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, lower extremity radiculopathies, and left lower extremity radiculopathy with foot drop. The issues include determining if these conditions are related to service or other factors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure by the AOJ to notify the Veteran of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment since June 30, 2018. The Board has granted a TDIU effective July 1, 2018.
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