The Veteran is granted a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities and his cervical spine disability rated at 10 percent. The increased rating claim for the neck disability was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his cervical spine disability, preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU. His cervical spine disability is currently rated at 10 percent and does not meet the criteria for an increased rating as it does not manifest in incapacitating episodes or other severe functional limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, insomnia disorder with persistent depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21065691
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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.
What you can do next
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