Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected conditions significantly impair his ability to work in both physical and sedentary occupations due to pain, functional loss, and medication side effects.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome with bulging discs, Acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, right, Radiculopathy, left lower extremity (sciatic), Radiculopathy, right lower extremity (sciatic), Pseudofolliculitis barbae, Obstructive sleep apnea associated with intervertebral disc syndrome with bulging disks, Left knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015652
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