The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's low back injury with degenerative joint disease (DJD) and has also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran’s low back disability manifested by forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine to 30 degrees or less, which is equivalent to the criteria for a 40 percent rating. Additionally, the VA examiner indicated that the Veteran was unable to work due to his service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back injury with degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20053410
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