The Board has granted a TDIU from February 2011, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment at that time.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran last worked full-time in February 2011 and his service-connected conditions rendered him unable to maintain such employment due to their impact on his ability to focus, control nerves, drive, understand speech, and perform other job-related tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Shell fragment wound residuals, Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Painful scar, Left cheek nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802228
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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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