The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU from August 17, 2010 forward due to her service-connected disabilities. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions rendered her unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral pes planus, low back disability, moderate diffuse thoracic spondylosis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and cervical spine disability, rendered her unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral pes planus, low back disability, moderate diffuse thoracic spondylosis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142214
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA, but denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy from April 3, 2023 onward, but denied higher ratings prior to that date. Service connection was also granted for alcohol use disorder as secondary to PTSD with traumatic brain injury.
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