The Veteran's combined rating for all service-connected disabilities is 60 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a TDIU. The Board finds that the Veteran is currently employed as a full-time computer technician and is not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current combined rating of 60% does not meet the schedular standards for awarding TDIU, as he is gainfully employed and experiences some difficulties at work related to his service-connected disabilities but remains employable.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a scar of the scalp secondary to alopecia surgery, degenerative disc disease L5-S1 associated with small central disc protrusion (herniated disc), cervical paravertebral myositis, tendonitis of both knees, hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease, nasal pinguecula of the left eye, erectile dysfunction, residual scars of the right foot dorsal aspect, residual scars of the left thigh, residuals of acne vulgaris over cheeks, posterior chest, and neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1005300
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