The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record indicates that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly impact his ability to work, making it impossible for him to maintain any type of employment.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal canal stenosis L2-L5, foraminal stenosis, lumbosacral spondylosis with myelopathy, intervertebral disc syndrome, neural foraminal stenosis, multilevel, bilateral, adjustment disorder with depressed mood associated with spinal canal stenosis L2-L5, neural foraminal stenosis, lumbosacral spondylosis with myelopathy, intervertebral disc syndrome, neural foraminal stenosis, multilevel, bilateral, hypertension, radiculopathy left lower extremity, sciatic nerve associated with spinal canal stenosis L2-L5, neural foraminal stenosis, lumbosacral spondylosis with myelopathy, intervertebral disc syndrome, neural foraminal stenosis, multilevel, bilateral, radiculopathy right lower extremity, sciatic nerve associated with spinal canal stenosis L2-L5, neural foraminal stenosis, lumbosacral spondylosis with myelopathy, intervertebral disc syndrome, neural foraminal stenosis, multilevel, bilateral, radiculopathy left lower extremity femoral nerve associated with spinal canal stenosis L2-L5, neural foraminal stenosis, lumbosacral spondylosis with myelopathy, intervertebral disc syndrome, neural foraminal stenosis, multilevel, bilateral, radiculopathy right lower extremity femoral nerve associated with spinal canal stenosis L2-L5, neural foraminal stenosis, lumbosacral spondylosis with myelopathy, intervertebral disc syndrome, neural foraminal stenosis, multilevel, bilateral, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001062
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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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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