The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and renal stones, do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The combined rating of the veteran's service-connected disabilities does not meet the criteria for TDIU as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Renal Stones, SFW Scar of the Left Elbow, SFW Scar of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0308779
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What this means for you
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