The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lower back disability, radiculopathies, and hearing loss, have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment since July 28, 2022. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined effect of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lower back disability, radiculopathies, and hearing loss, have significantly impaired his ability to work, leading to a determination that he is unemployable due to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis, lower back disability, radiculopathy of the right lower sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the left lower sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the right lower femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the left lower femoral nerve, lower back, tinnitus, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy in the right lower lateral cutaneous nerve, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 2, 2023
- Citation
- A23030645
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What this means for you
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