The Veteran's TDIU claim has been denied as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran is employed full-time as a correctional officer, which suggests he can perform the physical demands of such work despite his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive sleep apnea, Headaches, Psychiatric disability (likely depression or anxiety), Left shoulder disorder, Back disability, Neck disability, Left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1818983
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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