The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from April 7, 2010. An evaluation in excess of 10 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) prior to April 4, 2017, was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's IVDS did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to insufficient evidence of incapacitating episodes or functional impairment that warranted a higher rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. However, he met the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25003540
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