Granted
The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU was granted, with the effective date set to April 29, 2004. The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since April 29, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis of the spine, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002030
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