The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions, including his heart condition, psychiatric disorder, and joint issues, make it impossible for him to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerosis with hypertension and angina, panic disorder with agoraphobia, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, bronchitis, degenerative arthritis of the right knee, degenerative arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0718006
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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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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating, compensable rating, and extension of temporary total evaluation for his lumbar spine disability have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing all claims in April 2022.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, including degenerative arthritis and IVDS. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service injury during active duty and his continuous symptoms since then.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The claims for increased ratings and individual unemployability have all been dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for frequent urination, erectile dysfunction, chronic pain multiple joints, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and chronic bradycardia, acid reflux, bronchitis, and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to the presence of service-connected conditions.
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