The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted on and after July 9, 2008 due to his service-connected disabilities. The combined rating of all service-connected disabilities is at least 60%.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a combined disability rating of at least 60% due to multiple service-connected conditions including flaccid paralysis of the lower extremities and depression, which renders him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis L5, S1, symptomatic posterior neck region, recurrent folliculitis, left lower extremity flaccid paralysis, right lower extremity flaccid paralysis, recurrent major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18159600
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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