The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the percentage requirements for TDIU, but his employment history and current job do not show he is unemployable due to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a combined disability rating of 90%, meeting the percentage requirements for TDIU. However, his employment history shows he has held jobs in various capacities, including full-time work as an I.D. badge maker at VA, and current job allows him to stand and sit without difficulty.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with mood disorder, degenerative disc disease, arthritis (status-post right ankle fracture), bilateral patellofemoral syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), pseudofolliculitis barbae, right wrist sprain, rheumatism of the left lower extremity associated with degenerative disc disease, rheumatism of the right lower extremity associated with degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- September 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1740291
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