The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including spine disorder, depressive disorder, radiculopathy, right foot and left foot degenerative joint diseases, and right knee degenerative joint disease, preclude her from engaging in substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's physical and mental impairments, including her spine disorder, depressive disorder, radiculopathy, and various degenerative joint diseases, significantly limit her ability to engage in substantial gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- spine disorder, depressive disorder, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, right foot degenerative joint disease, left foot degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease, right retrocalcaneal exostectomy with suture bridge and plantar fasciotomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1758173
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- Denied
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