The Veteran's combined disability rating is at least 70 percent, and his PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling. The criteria for entitlement to a TDIU have been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities that render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to the effects of his pain medications and physical limitations caused by his back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, left knee total replacement, degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, tinnitus, inferior peripheral retinal hole of the left eye, residual of a shell fragment wound of the left posterior chest wall, residual shrapnel scar on the low back, residuals of right eye corneal abrasion, hearing loss of the right ear, residual of fractured nose
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1646975
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- 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
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- 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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