The veteran's combined service-connected disabilities (loss of use of the right hand and anxiety neurosis) meet the criteria for a total rating due to unemployability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for TDIU based on his combined 80% disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of right hand, anxiety neurosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0202368
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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