The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history, as determined by the Board.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected back disability and associated radiculopathy inhibited his ability to perform activities of employment due to persistent back pain and impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Spondylolisthesis of the lower back with IVDS and arthritis, Right leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Left leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Left leg femoral radiculopathy, Right leg femoral radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24083441
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is rated at 40 percent effective October 5, 2015. The Board also granted compensable disability evaluations for his sciatic nerve radiculopathy in both legs.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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