The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, lumbar spondylosis, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance on the question of whether the Veteran can perform the physical and mental acts required by employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder, Lumbar spondylosis, Bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048258
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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