The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted TDIU for the appeal period from November 16, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (unspecified depressive disorder, spondylolisthesis L6-S1, lumbar degenerative disk and bulging disk, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatica, right associated with spondylolisthesis L6-S1, degenerative disk and bulging disk, and sciatica, left associated with spondylolisthesis L6-S1, lumbar degenerative disk and bulging disk) prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, spondylolisthesis L6-S1, lumbar degenerative disk and bulging disk, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatica, right associated with spondylolisthesis L6-S1, degenerative disk and bulging disk, sciatica, left associated with spondylolisthesis L6-S1, lumbar degenerative disk and bulging disk
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22030014
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What this means for you
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