The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and a history of compression fracture of T12-L1 with muscular strain, met the minimum schedular percentage standards for a total disability rating from August 16, 1991. The Board found that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation by reason of his service-connected disabilities starting September 7, 1994.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain employment due to the severity of his mental health condition and physical limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, History of Compression Fracture of T12-L1 with Muscular Strain, Right Shoulder Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1219113
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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.
What you can do next
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