The Veteran's lumbosacral DDD has been rated at 40% since April 25, 2012. The TDIU claim is granted as the service-connected disabilities prevent her from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s back disability significantly affects her ability to perform both physical and sedentary employment due to pain and limitations in movement.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180296
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,199 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal regarding severance of service connection for right and left lower sciatic radiculopathy and an increased rating for lumbosacral DDD during a hearing, and these issues are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for lumbosacral DDD and LLE femoral radiculopathy are remanded due to the need for additional examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar spine DDD, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy has been granted. Service connection is also granted for arthritis. The claims for service connection for a right foot condition and a left foot condition are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied an extension of a temporary total evaluation for convalescence following surgery on August 26, 2009 due to lumbosacral degenerative disc disease (DDD). The Veteran's need for convalescence beyond November 30, 2009 was not supported by the evidence.
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