The Veteran's combined disability rating is 60 percent, which does not meet the threshold requirements for a TDIU under VA regulations. The evidence does not support a finding that his service-connected disabilities alone are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined disability rating (60%) does not meet the percentage standards required for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, and there is no evidence showing he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment solely by reason of his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Reaction/Dysthymic Disorder, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Post Fracture Residuals of the Left Patella, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1046112
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Veteran's hearing loss was rated at 30 percent, the highest non-compensable rating available. The Board found that his hearing loss did not warrant a higher rating based on VA examinations and medical records.
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