The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his left arm disability, significantly impact his ability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence supports a finding for entitlement to a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities (particularly his left arm disability) significantly impacts his ability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, as evidenced by his inability to find and maintain employment since being released from his previous position due to the elimination of his job.
- Claimed conditions
- Paralysis of the left radial nerve, Incomplete paralysis of the left ulnar nerve, Fracture left humerus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1739527
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- Denied
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