The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been denied as he is not shown to be unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran is unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, which include multiple conditions rated at 60% or higher combined.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, headaches, hypertensive heart disease, psychiatric disability, sciatic neuritis of the left lower extremity, dysthesia of the left upper extremity, sciatic neuritis of the right lower extremity, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, hypertension, osteoarthritis of the right knee, restrictive lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1220698
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
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