The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, back disability, right knee disability, and left ankle and foot disability, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background. The Board finds entitlement to TDIU is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including multiple orthopedic conditions and diabetes mellitus, significantly impair his ability to perform the physical demands of his job as an electric motor mechanic, leading to a reduction in work hours and eventual termination from employment. The combined rating for all service-connected disabilities is 80 percent, meeting the schedular criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, type II, back disability, right knee disability, left ankle and foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1424604
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