The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus granted his TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The cumulative effects of the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities made it impossible for him to work due to pain and functional impairment in multiple areas including his cervical, lumbar, and thoracic spine as well as his upper and lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disorder, Right-upper extremity radiculopathy, Left-upper extremity radiculopathy, Lumbar-spine disorder, Right-lower extremity radiculopathy, Left-lower extremity radiculopathy, Thoracic-spine scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19177656
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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