The Board granted the Veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected lumbar spine disability and hearing loss, which prevented him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The RO specifically noted that symptoms of the service-connected lumbar spine disability along with associated radiculopathy caused the Veteran to be unable to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, Anterior crural nerve radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143545
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, finding a positive nexus to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Dismissed
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