The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including IBS, lumbar spine condition, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, place him at least in equipoise as to whether he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due solely to his service-connected conditions. As a result, the Board has granted a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including IBS, lumbar spine condition, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, place him at least in equipoise as to whether he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due solely to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19176059
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.
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