The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, which render him unemployable. The Board grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (chronic prostatitis, cervical spine myofascial pain syndrome, left upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral spine myofascial pain syndrome, tinnitus, rhinitis, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension) are shown to render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic prostatitis, cervical spine myofascial pain syndrome, left upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral spine myofascial pain syndrome, tinnitus, rhinitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1553213
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What this means for you
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