The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and associated radiculopathy, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that he is entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and associated radiculopathy, preclude him from performing physically demanding jobs, which are inconsistent with his current physical limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with degenerative disc disease, Right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20080992
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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, finding a positive nexus to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal of proposed rating reductions for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and radiculopathy, left lower extremity, due to procedural defects in the Veteran's notice of disagreement. The issue regarding a compensable rating for migraine headaches was remanded.
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