The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from December 21, 2014, to November 1, 2016. The TDIU is granted as his service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability prevented him from performing the physical and mental acts required for his job as a certified marine engine technician, making it unsafe for him to perform his duties safely and effectively.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, sciatica of the right lower extremity, status post fracture of right fibula mid shaft with patellofemoral pain syndrome, status post excision right great toenail, laceration scar of the right eyebrow, atopic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22064665
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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