The Veteran's service connected conditions, including seborrheic dermatitis of the face, elbows, hands, scalp, groin, and axilla, rated at 60 percent, and pes planus, rated at 50 percent, render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment. The Board grants a TDIU based on this combination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined disability rating of 80% due to his service-connected conditions renders him unemployable as he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to the impact of his skin disorders and pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- Seborrheic dermatitis of the face, Seborrheic dermatitis of the elbows, Seborrheic dermatitis of the hands, Seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, Seborrheic dermatitis of the groin, Seborrheic dermatitis of the axilla, Pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1708842
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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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