The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are shown to preclude him from performing substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational background, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depression and degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, status post thrombophlebitis of the right anticubital fossa with residual scar, xerosis and mild eczema of both hands, forearm, and keratosis of upper arms and shoulder, status post surgical repair left wrist laceration associated with major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1017274
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-service psychiatric treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Denied
The Veteran's depression was rated at 50 percent prior to July 1, 2016. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. For TDIU, the Veteran had multiple service-connected disabilities but his education and work experience were sufficient for sedentary or light labor employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's depression was rated at 50 percent prior to September 27, 2017. From September 27, 2017, the rating for depression increased to 70 percent.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
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