The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since July 23, 2019. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The combined rating for the Veteran's disabilities was sufficient to meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU as of May 2, 2022, and the evidence supported his claim for an extraschedular TDIU due to his severe back pain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease with degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23058316
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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