The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including low back disability and radiculopathy in both legs, render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause functional impairment that precludes him from maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Esophageal conditions, Sinusitis, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23039637
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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