Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from April 23, 2009.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly impact his ability to work, rendering him incapable of obtaining or maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002226
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