The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 24, 2016. The criteria for TDIU have been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for TDIU due to his combined disability rating of 80 percent effective March 24, 2016 and occupational limitations caused by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder and insomnia, Left wrist tendonitis, Intervertebral disc syndrome (previously diagnosed as mechanical low back pain due to intervertebral disc disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18135878
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for right wrist pain, right ankle sprain, and left wrist tendonitis are remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.
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