The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including shrapnel wounds and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), rendered him unemployable for the period from July 1, 2008 to October 28, 2008. The Board has granted a TDIU during this time.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his PTSD and residual injuries due to shrapnel wounds, precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment for the period in question.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurological residuals to the right upper extremity, Muscle injury to the right upper extremity, Muscle injury to the right lower extremity, Left leg disorder (claimed), Bilateral ankle disorder (claimed), Upper back disorder (claimed), Blood condition/varicose veins (claimed)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1220426
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- Remanded (sent back)
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