The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his anxiety with depression and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, have resulted in a combined disability rating of 100 percent. The Veteran is eligible for financial assistance to acquire an automobile or adaptive equipment due to the severity of his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has been rated at 100% for anxiety with depression and multiple musculoskeletal disabilities, which meet the criteria for eligibility under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety with Depression, Chronic Lumbar Strain, Residuals of a Shell Fragment Wound (SFW) of the Left Leg with Retained Foreign Body and Causalgia, Chronic Cervical Syndrome, Tinea Cruris, Osteoarthritis of the Left Knee, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) of the Right Upper Extremity, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) of the Left Upper Extremity, Osteoarthritis of the Right Knee, Residuals of a Shell Fragment Wound (SFW) of the Thoracic Area of the Back, Residuals of a Shell Fragment Wound (SFW) of the Right Leg, Muscle Group 12, Scar of the Right Leg, as a SFW Residual of the Right Leg, Scar of the Thoracic Area of the Back, as a SFW Residual
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1401401
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, hypertension as secondary to PTSD is granted, and the Veteran is granted TDIU based on her service-connected PTSD. Osteoarthritis of the right knee is not related to service, but she is granted SMC due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining SSA records beyond medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess syncope associated with DM and hypertension.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities have not rendered him unable to obtain or perform substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from October 3, 2014, due to his service-connected PTSD, lumbar spine, and right knee disabilities preventing him from obtaining substantially gainful employment.
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