The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to her service-connected disabilities from August 30, 2022.
The deciding factor: The combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her education and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine strain, Lumbar sprain with ankylosing spondylosis, Tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25004458
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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