The Board denied the claim for TDIU, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are degenerative arthritis and spinal fusion with a 40 percent rating, lumbar spine; radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, 10 percent; radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, 10 percent; right knee disability, 10 percent; tinnitus, 10 percent; erectile dysfunction (noncompensable).
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, spinal fusion with a 40 percent rating, lumbosacral radiculopathy (left lower extremity), lumbosacral radiculopathy (right lower extremity), right knee disability, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21066524
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