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 warranted on a schedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptomatology significantly impacts his employment capacity, preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal dysfunction associated with type II diabetes mellitus, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Type II diabetes mellitus, Right anterior tibia neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy, Right knee gunshot wound, Left hip gunshot wound, Diabetic neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee associated with right knee gunshot wound, Bilateral tinnitus, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1215382
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What this means for you
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