The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, earlier effective dates, and TDIU due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence failed to establish that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to August 3, 2017, or that his low back condition and cervical spine condition together precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment from August 3, 2017 to June 21, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25013192
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