The Veteran's service-connected back condition renders him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation on an extraschedular basis, resulting in the grant of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected back disability prevented him from securing or following any substantially gainful employment due to his inability to lift/carry heavy objects and perform his previous job as a mechanic.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis L6-S1, lumbar degenerative disk and bulging disk, rheumatoid arthritis (not explicitly stated but implied by back condition), sciatica, right, sciatica, left
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22056735
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sciatica, lumbar strain, and bilateral hip disability as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.
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