The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective May 5, 2017. The decision is based on the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as of May 5, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the spine, right lower extremity L5-S1 radiculopathy, left lower extremity L5-S1 radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144656
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a deviated septum and right wrist pain, while denying service connection for sleep apnea. The decision also addressed various rating issues and effective dates.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left hand and right hand essential tremors, as well as increased ratings for knee instability, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and degenerative arthritis of the right ankle. The appeal was denied for a left ankle disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development to clarify the Veteran's employment status during the appeal period and determine if a TDIU is warranted.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for scoliosis and found that the reduction in the combined disability rating for bulging discs in the lumbar spine, lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and spondylosis from 40 percent to 10 percent was proper.
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