The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran was no longer able to work as a mason due to his left arm disabilities and would require significant accommodation for desk work.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, left shoulder degenerative joint disease with post-operative residuals, post-surgical scar of the left elbow, 5 post surgical scars of the left shoulder, status-post left elbow (dominant) fracture with status-post open reduction internal fixation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1504256
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy.
- Partly granted
The Board denied higher ratings for several conditions but remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy and mononeuropathy multiplex have been granted an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher, for the entire period on appeal.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 20% rating for left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, effective October 17, 2015.
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