The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, along with his lumbar spine disability, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including his adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, as well as his lumbar spine disability, have resulted in occupational impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, degenerative disc and facet disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21072031
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