The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including anxiety reaction with a history of PTSD and multiple physical impairments, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board grants the TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, along with his other medical issues, significantly impact his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety reaction with history of PTSD, Scars on the right index finger, residuals of felon with reduced strength and atrophy, Right ear tinnitus, Arthritis in the right hand associated with scars on the right index finger, residuals of felon with reduced strength and atrophy, High frequency hearing loss in the right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1229504
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, right and left ear tinnitus, and knee disabilities have been granted. The hearing loss claims are being remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right ear tinnitus is denied.,The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to January 4, 2022 for service connection of right ear hearing loss and right ear tinnitus are denied.,There was no filing of a prescribed claim form before March 2015 or communication manifesting an intent to file before that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's other specified trauma and stress related disorder is granted as service connected. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for Meniere's disease and right ear tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear tinnitus was granted with an effective date of April 1, 1995.
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