The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his back disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy were denied. The claim for TDIU is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- old compression fracture, L1, degenerative arthrosis (back disability), persistent nausea associated with thoracic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22052918
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- Granted
The Veteran's persistent nausea associated with thoracic radiculopathy is granted an initial rating of 40 percent, effective from November 24, 2015.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including old compression fracture with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and left lower extremity radiculopathy, are being remanded for further development to determine their current severity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional medical opinions regarding his lumbar spine and left lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities, as well as a determination on the issue of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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