The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to her service-connected disabilities, and therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause significant functional impairment that precludes her from obtaining and maintaining any form of gainful employment consistent with her education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar sprain with degenerative joint disease and intervertebral disc syndrome, right hip strain, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, and iliopsoas tendinitis (impairment), right hip strain, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, and iliopsoas tendinitis (extension), right hip strain, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, and iliopsoas tendinitis (flexion), left knee strain, tendonitis, and patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee strain, tendonitis, and patellofemoral pain syndrome, sciatic radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, femoral radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, femoral radiculopathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25054050
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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