The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has at least one disability rated as 40 percent disabling (anxiety disorder) and the combined rating in effect for all disabilities is 90 percent. The Board determined that his lack of substantially gainful employment was due to service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder which caused worsening symptoms with even part-time employment.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, nephrolithiasis, degenerative changes of the thoracic spine and low back strain, hypertension, chronic prostatitis, degenerative arthritis of the right hip, degenerative arthritis of the left hip, recurrent callouses with calcaneal spurs and bunions of both feet, acne keloidalis, seborrheic keratosis and pseudofolliculitis barbae, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1027701
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension and increased rating for anxiety disorder have been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability meeting the criteria for hypertension, and the Veteran's anxiety disorder does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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