The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that his claim for TDIU is granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran has multiple service-connected conditions including PTSD, which significantly impair his ability to work. His physical injuries have also worsened over time, making it difficult for him to return to his previous employment as a machinist.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), residuals of a fragment wound of the right arm with scar, muscle group VI, residuals of a fragment wound of the right thigh, muscle group XV, scar due to residual of a shell fragment wound of the right arm, muscle group VI, scar due to residual of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh, muscle group XV
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0631272
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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.
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