The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (residuals of cold injuries of both hands and feet) prevent him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that a TDIU is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain substantial gainful employment due to his cold injury residuals which affect his hands and feet.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries of both hands, residuals of cold injuries of both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1019337
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