The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when taken together, have precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education, skills, training, and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral varicose veins, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right knee degenerative joint disease, right knee instability, left knee instability, left knee degenerative arthritis, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left hip flexion limitation, left hip and thigh impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24043398
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability, as there are insufficient medical opinions and records. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral varicose veins due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's service connection claims are not granted as there is no direct evidence linking his conditions to his active service.
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