The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his lumbar spine disability and anxiety disorder, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted the TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his lumbar spine disability and anxiety disorder, made it impossible for him to engage in substantial gainful employment based on his education and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, anxiety disorder, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right knee distal shaft of the right femur hairline fracture and partial thickness tears of medial patellar retinaculum and rectus femoris tendon with painful extension, right knee distal shaft of the right femur hairline fracture and partial thickness tears of medial patellar retinaculum and rectus femoris tendon with limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21001499
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What this means for you
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