The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective August 1, 2012, as he was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran unable to work due to his service-connected disabilities, including pain from lumbar spine fusion and right lower extremity radiculopathy, which impaired cognitive function and prevented driving or operating machinery.
- Claimed conditions
- Service-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066465
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a failure to refer the matter to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU award prior to February 4, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of recent VA examination regarding the Veteran's need for aid and attendance. The Veteran is seeking special monthly compensation based on his service-connected disabilities, but the current evidence does not indicate whether he requires regular aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have at least as likely as not precluded him from securing or following all forms of substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU.
- Granted
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