The Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and right foot conditions, prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (including PTSD and right foot conditions) are found to be sufficient to preclude his ability to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy, Left Foot, Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Foot, Residuals of a Right Foot Fracture, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1027965
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What this means for you
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