The Veteran's current depression is caused by his active duty service and he meets the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s current depression was caused by his active duty service, meeting one of the criteria for a TDIU. The combined evaluation of his service-connected disabilities is at least 80 percent, and he has one disability rated higher than 40 percent (PTSD and depression).
- Claimed conditions
- depression, PTSD, low back strain, mild restrictive pulmonary disease, CTS of the right hand, CTS of the left hand, right knee anterior spurs, left knee anterior patellar spurs, arthritis of the right hand, arthritis of the left hand, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left knee subluxation, right knee subluxation, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18101683
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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