The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that his claim for TDIU is granted.
The deciding factor: The combined disability rating of 80% meets the schedular criteria for TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, subacromial bursitis of the right shoulder, tendonitis with impingement syndrome in the left shoulder, lumbar spine spondylosis, tinnitus, hypertension, bilateral degenerative joint disease of the knees, gastroesophageal reflux disease, osteophytosis of the cervical spine, right ear hearing loss, multiple scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- July 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1028160
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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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