The veteran's service-connected PTSD, laceration scar of the left arm, and right ear hearing loss have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's service-connected PTSD, combined with his limited education and work history, renders him unable to secure or maintain employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Laceration scar of the left arm, Right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0304137
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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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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's right ear hearing loss and an increased rating for his anxiety disorder, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation effective May 13, 2023.
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