The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, excluding his mental health disability (PTSD), are as likely as not of such nature and severity as to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The combined rating for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities is 70 percent, which satisfies the percentage requirements for a TDIU on a schedular basis. The evidence shows that the Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities that interfere with his ability to engage in physical labor but not sedentary activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder tendonitis and bursitis, Lumbosacral spine mechanical strain, Cervical spine mechanical strain, Right knee patellofemoral syndrome and musculoligamentous strain, Left knee patellofemoral syndrome and musculoligamentous strain, Right hand tendonitis and paresthesias, Left hand tendonitis with paresthesias, Bilateral shin splints, Metallic foreign body in left eye, Maxillary sinusitis, Dyspepsia, Herpes simplex virus type 2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1638754
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What this means for you
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