The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board grants entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (lumbosacral strain, degenerative spine arthritis, lumbar radiculopathy, left wrist disability, right foot disability) limit his ability to perform physically demanding tasks required for most jobs, making him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbosacral strain, Degenerative spine arthritis, Lumbar radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), Lumbar radiculopathy (femoral nerve), Left wrist disability, Right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23026407
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's right and left foot disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent each, but the Board found that they do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and will consider new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the lumbar spine disability prior to October 11, 2022 and since December 1, 2022. The Veteran's claim is currently rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5242.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis and a lumbosacral strain, is at least as likely as not related to his active service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
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