The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities are sufficiently severe to render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, thus granting a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The combined rating for the service-connected disabilities is at least 80 percent, meeting the percentage standard set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a). The Veteran's PTSD and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities are found to be sufficiently severe to prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1403799
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What this means for you
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