The veteran's service-connected disabilities, which are of a common etiology and have a combined evaluation of 60 percent, preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience. The Board grants the TDIU.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities (chronic cervical sprain, cerebrovascular accident residuals) are of common etiology and have a combined evaluation of 60 percent, which meets the percentage requirements for TDIU. His education and occupational experience qualify him for substantially gainful employment, but his service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining such employment.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cervical sprain, residuals of cerebrovascular accident with right upper extremity weakness associated with mechanical vertebral artery compression with dizziness, residuals of cerebrovascular accident with left facial weakness associated with mechanical vertebral artery compression with dizziness, residuals of cerebrovascular accident with left upper extremity weakness associated with mechanical vertebral artery compression with dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0705693
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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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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for increased ratings and TDIU prior to August 12, 2015 on chronic cervical sprain, mechanical low back pain, and headaches.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.
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