The Veteran is granted TDIU and has a combined disability rating of 90 percent, meeting the criteria for consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a). The claims for increased ratings are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his psychiatric condition and multiple joint disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder, Psychiatric Disability (Impulse Control Disorder with Mood and Adjustment Disorders and Headaches), Left Foot Deformity, Left Knee Semilunar Cartilage Condition, Left Femur Disability, Right Elbow Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1634933
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining medical records and for an additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection, but his right ear hearing loss and back disorder claims are remanded for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for a back disorder as new and relevant evidence was not received, despite previous denials.
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