Service connection is granted for lumbar stenosis and lumbar spondylolisthesis with instability. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, anxiety disorder) is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's back disability is related to his experience as a naval aviator with high G maneuvers during service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar stenosis, lumbar spondylolisthesis with instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188525
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted TDIU based on this finding.
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