The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU for the entire appeal period.
The deciding factor: The combined effects of the Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left distal tibia and fibula fracture with traumatic arthritis of the ankle, DJD lumbar spine and DDD lumbar spine (lumbar spine degenerative arthritis), left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), semilunar cartilage condition of the right knee, left knee chondromalacia of the patella and femoral trochlea with DJD, right knee degenerative joint disease (DJD) with torn meniscus and chondromalacia arthritis, left knee instability associated with left knee chondromalacia of the patella and femoral trochlea with DJD, erectile dysfunction associated with left distal tibia and fibula fracture with traumatic arthritis of the ankle, scars, left knee, scar, left distal tibia, scar, left medial ankle, scar, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21066424
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. Additional development is needed for service connection of carpal tunnel syndrome, increased ratings for lower extremity radiculopathies, and obtaining a VA TERA opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with IVDS and associated radiculopathies of the left and right lower extremities are granted at a 40 percent rating prior to December 27, 2023, and denied for ratings in excess of this level from that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded two issues: the initial rating for a lumbar disorder and the initial rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy. The remand is due to inconsistencies in the VA examination report, particularly regarding range of motion during flare-ups.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for service-connected left and right lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to a scheduling error.
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