The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected Guillain Barre Syndrome and awarded special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected Guillain Barre Syndrome rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, meeting the criteria for TDIU. His additional service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from qualifying for SMC due to his GBS alone.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), persistent depressive disorder associated with polyneuropathy right upper extremity, migraine, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18159302
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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