The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities, including a lumbar spine disability, left shoulder strain with bursitis, and enlarged prostate, are found to be so severe that they preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The combined effect of the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities results in functional impairment in both physical and sedentary employment, meeting the threshold minimum percentage requirements for a TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Strain with Bursitis, Enlarged Prostate, Lumbar Spine Disability (with radiculopathy in both lower extremities)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1737090
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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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The Veteran is granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, PTSD, and enlarged prostate as of June 19, 2024. The effective date for these conditions is the day VA received notice of the intent to file the claim that led to the grant of service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural error in how the AOJ handled the Veteran's claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate disability and elevated PSA levels. The Veteran filed separate claims, but the AOJ treated them as one issue. The Board now needs to address both issues separately.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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