The Veteran's service-connected residuals of lumbar laminectomy have been granted a TDIU and secondary service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity. The rating for residuals of lumbar laminectomy remains at 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected residuals of lumbar laminectomy are manifested by pain, instability, weakness, decreased range of motion, and use of assistive devices such as a cane and walker, which render him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment (TDIU). The radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is secondary to his service-connected residuals of lumbar laminectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1624337
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied extraschedular ratings for the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to February 3, 2011.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, which is granted based on the evidence provided.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is currently rated at 70% effective from February 11, 2010.,Entitlement to an earlier effective date for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity was denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and whether proposed reductions in ratings for service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremities were proper. The appeals are dismissed.
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