The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral aphakia, shrapnel wound to the right upper leg, CAD, and other conditions, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The combined disability evaluation of 90% renders the Veteran eligible for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral aphakia, shrapnel wound, right upper leg, coronary artery disease (CAD), residuals of right elbow gunshot wound, tinnitus, recurrent left ankle sprain, residuals of right ankle shell fragment wound, residuals of left thigh gunshot wound, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- September 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1329988
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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