The Veteran's combined disability rating is less than the schedular percentage requirements for a TDIU, and his service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: VA examinations have determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment based on his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), residuals of left femur fracture with three-quarter inch shortening, diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, low back pain with degenerative disc and joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right thigh scar, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1624986
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- 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.
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