The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating on an extraschedular basis under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) for any period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, as there are no medical opinions indicating severe functional impairment preventing all types of gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, anxiety disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2018
- Citation
- 1815252
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