The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment for the appeal period from March 30, 2010 to November 21, 2011. An effective date of March 30, 2010 is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment due to pain and physical limitations resulting in a TDIU for the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, Left femur fracture open with loss of quadriceps strength and mild genu valgum deformity of left lower extremity, Degenerative joint disease of left wrist, status post traumatic distal radius of ulna (dominant), Fracture of the left fibular with residual left ankle degenerative joint disease, Fracture of the left pelvic ramus, Right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21040277
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were denied. The Board found that no claim was received prior to July 15, 2021 and thus the proper effective date is July 15, 2021.,The Veteran also sought an earlier effective date for his left lower extremity radiculopathy, which was similarly denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is remanded due to concerns about the adequacy of a previous examination report, which did not include measurements using a goniometer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a procedural error in failing to provide the Veteran with notice of a scheduled hearing. The Veteran must be provided with a hearing before the matter can be reconsidered.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was not before it in its August 2024 decision. The case is now remanded for further adjudication.
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