The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain and follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 23, 2012, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran is incapable of performing his past work as a traveling consultant for the automobile industry due to the severity of his service-connected disabilities, and performance of any type of sedentary work is also precluded.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine stenosis with arthritis, Lumbar spine disabilities (IVDS, degenerative arthritis), Right wrist strain/sprain, Right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, Bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064677
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 remands the claim for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, spinal stenosis, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for status post bunionectomy and hallux rigidus of the left great toe, and remanded several other claims related to various conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran is entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period between July 6, 2010, and September 30, 2019.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the back disability prior to April 13, 2017, and a 40 percent rating from August 2, 2019, to December 30, 2019, but denied higher ratings in other periods. The Board also remanded several service connection claims.
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