The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, but he is not unemployable due to his service-connected conditions as they do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has met the schedular requirements for a TDIU; however, his subjective factors (such as age, education, and work experience) have been considered in determining that he is capable of securing and following substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hand gunshot wound, right shoulder gunshot wound, diabetes mellitus type II, scar, posterior right shoulder associated with gunshot wound, scar, anterior right shoulder associated with gunshot wound, entry wound scar, posterior right shoulder, associated with gunshot wound, scar, right hand associated with residuals of gunshot wound and amputation, malaria, posttraumatic arthritic changes right fourth finger associated with residuals of gunshot wound and amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1718398
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- Remanded (sent back)
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