The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as they combine to a rating of 60 percent, which is less than the required 70 percent. The examination did not indicate unemployability due to his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities combined to a rating of 60 percent and there was no evidence that all forms of employment were precluded solely by reason of these disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- glomerulonephritis with arterial hypertension, various complications of diabetes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0610091
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the threshold criteria for TDIU, and his education, special training, and employment history are considered. The Board finds that there is at least an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence as to whether he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development of his employment history.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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