The Veteran's back disability is rated at 40 percent effective March 26, 2009.,The Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy is rated at 20 percent effective March 26, 2009.,The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy is rated at 20 percent effective March 26, 2009.,The Veteran is granted TDIU effective March 26, 2009.
The deciding factor: Affording the Veteran the benefit of doubt, his back disability manifested a range of motion (ROM) of 30 degrees less beginning March 26, 2009.,Beginning, March 26, 2009, the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19189101
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Related decisions
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy but remanded the back disability claim for further development.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 31, 2012, for TDIU and October 22, 2012, for service connection of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, a back disability, heart disability, and residuals of a stroke, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or caused by his service-connected left ear disabilities.
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