The Board denied service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, finding no current diagnosis of the condition and that it was not related to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.,The TDIU claim is denied as there is no evidence showing the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of left lower extremity radiculopathy and that any symptoms he experiences are not related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.,The Veteran's combined disability rating is now at 100%, which means he is already in receipt of total disability ratings, thus making the TDIU claim moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Degenerative Disc and Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine (Lumbar Spine Disability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22042757
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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