The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied, and the appeal was dismissed as moot due to a rating decision on accrued benefits purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Tardive dyskinesia, Left leg gunshot wound residuals, Uncontrolled movement and weakness of left upper extremity (LUE), Uncontrolled movement and weakness of right upper extremity (RUE), Uncontrolled movement and weakness of left lower extremity (LLE), Uncontrolled movement and weakness of right lower extremity (RLE), Left side speech difficulty, Right side speech difficulty, Left side involuntary facial movement, Right side involuntary facial movement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24082036
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability is denied prior to August 31, 2023 and in excess of 40 percent thereafter. His claim for service connection for tardive dyskinesia is denied. The Veteran's TDIU claim from September 25, 2015 to March 15, 2017 is dismissed.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's appeal is granted for a 20 percent rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy from September 25, 2015, through April 10, 2019. The issues of service connection for tardive dyskinesia, an increased rating for lumbar strain, and TDIU are remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tardive dyskinesia and broken teeth as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The decision is based on medical evidence that links these conditions to the use of psychotropic medications prescribed for his PTSD.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected bipolar I disorder and tardive dyskinesia meet the schedular threshold for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as of October 31, 2016. However, TDIU benefits are not granted prior to this date due to insufficient evidence supporting his claim.
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