The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 40 percent for thoracolumbar spine invertebral disc syndrome and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran was prescribed bed rest by a physician for at least six weeks in any 12 month period during the period on appeal, which is required for a higher disability rating under the criteria for IVDS based on incapacitating episodes. Additionally, the Veteran abandoned his TDIU claim by declining to provide necessary information.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine invertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25012594
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