The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted, and the remaining claims for increased ratings are dismissed as they have been satisfied by granting the TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, which led to the grant of TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome with arthritis, radiculopathy of the left femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the right femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the left sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21014061
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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.
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