The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for assignment of a TDIU and has been reasonably shown not to be able to engage in substantial gainful employment due to his combination of service-connected disabilities, considered in conjunction with his education level and prior work experience.
The deciding factor: The evidence indicates that the Veteran did not finish high school and that he has no prior experience performing sedentary work, rendering him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, low back strain, hepatitis C, right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee degenerative joint disease, muscular dysfunction, left anterior muscle group XII, residuals of fracture to the right tibia, residuals of fracture to the left tibia, residual of facial lacerations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1527307
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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.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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