The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right knee instability, left knee instability, and migraine headaches have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since November 9, 2020. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and other disabilities independently rated at 60% or more have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since November 9, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right knee instability, left knee instability, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22055519
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