Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, dorsalgia, and degenerative arthritis alone have prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment since August 2, 2023.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively weighs in favor of the assignment of an extraschedular TDIU rating based solely on the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, dorsalgia, and degenerative arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, dorsalgia, degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093054
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