The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her right knee replacement and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, have made her unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted the TDIU claim as she meets the schedular criteria under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right knee replacement and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, have rendered her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- hysterectomy, right knee replacement, left carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1006766
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as it found that the benefits originally sought have been granted in full, and thus there is no longer a specific error of fact or law to address.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left wrist fracture, bilateral hearing loss, Type II diabetes, bilateral glaucoma, OSA, cervical disc herniation, and other musculoskeletal issues are denied.,Service connection is not established for any of the claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hemorrhoids and hysterectomy are service-connected, but her ADHD is not a separate disability from her PTSD with MDD. The claim for hysterectomy is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
- Granted
The Veteran's left and right carpal tunnel syndrome have been granted increased ratings to 20% and 30%, respectively, effective from the date of the decision.
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