The veteran's low back disability is rated at 40 percent, his right ankle fracture at 10 percent, and gastritis, dermatitis, and sinusitis are all rated as noncompensably disabling. The RO denied the TDIU rating on appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a schedular TDIU rating due to their combined disability rating of 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disability, Right Ankle Fracture, Gastritis, Dermatitis, Sinusitis and Rhinorrhea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0624306
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What this means for you
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