The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU due to his service-connected major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder and sedative, hypnotic and anxiolytic disorder. The Board granted TDIU as his service-connected disability renders him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities render him incapable of obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment given his level of education, training, and work experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder, sedative, hypnotic and anxiolytic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18124502
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