The veteran's combined service-connected disability rating is 80 percent, which meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU. The Board finds that his service-connected disabilities render him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The veteran has multiple physical and mental disabilities that severely interfere with his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of shell fragment wound of the abdomen with liver injury, residuals of shell fragment wound of the left eye with complete optic atrophy, residuals of shell fragment wound of the right arm with partial paralysis of the ulnar nerve and damage to Muscle Group V, anxiety reaction, residuals of shell fragment wound with scars of the upper and lower extremities, nerve deafness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0217340
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted for special monthly compensation.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the Veteran's motions to reverse or revise prior rating decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), finding no such errors in the March 1971 and August 2004 decisions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for accrued benefits was denied because there was no pending claim at the time of his death, and the appellant did not file an informal claim or intent to apply for increased compensation for a service-connected condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no final decision could be made on the merits of the claims.
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