The Veteran is granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from August 21, 2006, but no earlier. The effective date of the grant of TDIU was determined to be August 21, 2006.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities as established by medical opinions and VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical disc disease, lumbar fibromyositis with arthritis of spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- A19003862
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