The veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder with PTSD and foot disorders have rendered him unemployable, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder with PTSD, Speech impediment, Foot disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0801759
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