The Veteran is unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected low back degenerative disc disease with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, exercise-induced asthma, and chronic right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The combined rating for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities meets the threshold requirement for a TDIU rating.
- Claimed conditions
- low back degenerative disc disease with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, exercise-induced asthma, chronic right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18155300
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What this means for you
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