The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, lumbosacral strain, postoperative residuals of a perirectal abscess excision, and right lower extremity radiculopathy, have rendered her unable to secure or follow any substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on the severity of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are severe enough to prevent her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, lumbosacral strain, postoperative residuals of a perirectal abscess excision, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19195191
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What this means for you
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The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right leg sciatica with radiculopathy pain and paresthesia, but denied increased ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, left wrist limitation of motion with ganglion cyst, and service connection for headaches, unspecified. Several issues were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted effective from April 15, 2017, solely based on his unspecified anxiety disorder. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy was denied.
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