The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his service-connected conditions have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities (ankylosing spondylitis with uveitis with degenerative joint and disc disease, headaches, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, closed angle glaucoma) rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- ankylosing spondylitis with uveitis with degenerative joint and disc disease, headaches, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, closed angle glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20066057
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and granted initial 40 percent ratings for left upper extremity CTS, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, radiculopathies, a bladder disability, headaches, a left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral conjunctivitis. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.
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