The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, and residuals of shell fragment wounds to the back and right leg, as well as osteoarthritis of the right knee, preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment due to his education and occupational experience. The Board has determined that he meets the criteria for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of shell fragment wounds to the back and right leg, as well as osteoarthritis of the right knee, preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment due to his age-related functional impairments.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), residuals of a shell fragment wound to the middle one-third of the back with a healed scar, residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right leg, osteoarthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1031489
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