The Veteran's combined rating for service-connected disabilities is 80 percent, which meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU. The Board finds that he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected disabilities and grants a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined rating for service-connected disabilities is 80%, meeting the schedular requirements for a TDIU, and the Board finds him unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urinary tract infections, Raynaud's syndrome, bilateral, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, left shoulder degenerative changes, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral and thoracic spine degenerative disc disease, post-traumatic laceration scars of the right hand, post-traumatic laceration with scar on left lower eyelid, keratosis, plantar callosities and calcaneal spurs, right hand long and ring finger degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1722119
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's depression was rated at 50 percent prior to July 1, 2016. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. For TDIU, the Veteran had multiple service-connected disabilities but his education and work experience were sufficient for sedentary or light labor employment.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability, left knee arthritis, and bilateral knee instability. The decision is based on the Veteran's competent and credible lay evidence regarding the onset of symptoms in service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis is dismissed. The claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions are granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis and shin splints due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA examination. The case is now pending with a request for a new opinion.
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