The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and radiculopathy of both lower extremities, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a TDIU effective December 2, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities, combined, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to the severity of his back pain and radiculopathy symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy right lower extremity, radiculopathy left lower extremity, Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20000595
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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