The Veteran's claims for extraschedular ratings and TDIU were denied as her service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for such determinations.,The Board found that the Veteran’s service-connected conditions, including lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and major depressive disorder, are adequately contemplated by the current schedular ratings.
The deciding factor: The rating criteria for musculoskeletal disabilities and paralysis of the sciatic nerve were found to reasonably describe the Veteran's disability picture. The Veteran’s symptoms do not present an exceptional or unusual case that would render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.,The Veteran did not meet the percentage requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as her service-connected disabilities, when combined, do not reach 70 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20077361
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