The Veteran's combined disability rating is not at least 70% due to his service-connected disabilities, and the VA examiner found that he was employable in a sedentary position despite his service-connected conditions. Therefore, TDIU is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined disability rating does not meet the minimum schedular criteria for a total rating based on unemployability (TDIU).
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition, peptic ulcer disease, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right knee patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0917575
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