Granted
The Veteran is entitled to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from December 22, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine condition and left ankle disability precluded him from performing the physical acts required to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education, skills, training, and work history from December 22, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease with low back strain, Status post fracture left ankle with internal fixation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25014605
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