The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, especially residuals of lumbar strain, left and right knee chondromalacia, left and right ankle strains, and left and right foot plantar fasciitis with hallux valgus, preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board grants a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly impact his ability to work due to pain and functional limitations in multiple joints and the need for frequent breaks and sitting down.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic aortic valve, residuals of lumbar strain, residuals of left knee chondromalacia, residuals of right knee chondromalacia, residuals of left foot plantar fasciitis with hallux valgus, residuals of right foot plantar fasciitis with hallux valgus, residuals of left shoulder strain, residuals of right shoulder strain, residuals of left ankle strain, residuals of right ankle strain, residuals of left hand strain, residuals of right hand strain, tinnitus, right inguinal hernia repair, residual scar of right inguinal hernia repair, migraine headaches, left arm radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1623560
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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