The veteran's combined disabilities have resulted in a total employment impairment, warranting the maximum schedular ratings for each condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran has multiple severe muscle injuries resulting in a combined rating of 100 percent, indicating that all conditions are currently rated at their highest possible levels under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right hip and thigh, residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left thigh with fracture of the femur and retained foreign bodies, residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0728003
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions, including a scar on the right buttock and thigh, right lateral cutaneous neuropathy, residuals of shell fragment wounds to both legs, and residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right buttock. The Veteran's claims were not granted as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the loss of his original claims file and unavailable records. A VA examination is needed to determine if any current conditions are related to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence regarding his specific learning disability and its impact on employment, as well as an assessment of the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, and residuals of shell fragment wounds to the back and right leg, as well as osteoarthritis of the right knee, preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment due to his education and occupational experience. The Board has determined that he meets the criteria for a TDIU.
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