The Board granted restoration of a separate 10 percent rating for residuals of a TBI, and restored the 10 percent disability evaluations for left and right lower extremity sciatica, as well as granting entitlement to a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, and the reductions in ratings were not properly supported by the evidence at the time of reduction.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), Left lower extremity sciatica, Right lower extremity sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053526
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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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