The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that TDIU is warranted.
The deciding factor: A VA medical opinion determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone would render him unemployable due to advanced arthritis preventing physical acts required for gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the left tibia and fibula with arthritis of the left ankle, chronic dyspepsia with history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), arthritis of the left knee, scar of the left shin, metatarsalgia of the left foot, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1024262
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What this means for you
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