The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 40 percent, which grants a higher rating than the current 20 percent rating.,The Veteran is granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran’s forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine was limited to 30 degrees, meeting the criteria for a 40 percent disability rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. For TDIU, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the requirements as they are sufficient to render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated discs L5-S1, low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19193926
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