The Veteran's claim for TDIU is granted effective May 26, 2010. The Veteran's claim for service connection for shortness of breath is dismissed. The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, including as secondary to his service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain, is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the threshold requirement of two or more disabilities with at least one rated at 40 percent or more and a combined rating of 70 percent or more. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, thus granting TDIU effective May 26, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease with Hiatal Hernia, Chronic Lumbosacral Strain, Radiculopathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Tinnitus, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18140666
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