The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing or following all kinds of substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's combined service-connected disability rating is 80 percent, which meets the threshold schedular criteria for a total disability rating. However, she does not meet the additional requirements needed to establish TDIU based on these disabilities alone.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety neurosis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0305518
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, which fully satisfies the Veteran's appeal.
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