The Veteran's combined rating for his service-connected disabilities was 80 percent on May 22, 2015, with at least one of the service connected disabilities being rated at 40 percent or higher. The Board found that the criteria for a TDIU were met from May 22, 2015.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background from May 22, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined rating for service-connected disabilities was at least 40 percent on May 22, 2015, meeting the percentage requirements set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of cold injury to the lips, Cold injury of the nose, Cold injury of the ears
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1713657
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to May 22, 2015.
- Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, considering his education, special training, and employment history. As such, a TDIU is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of cold injury to the ears, nose, and lips are rated at 10 percent. The Board found that his symptoms have not warranted a higher rating for any part of the appeal period.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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