The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with MDD and adenocarcinoma of the lung, prevent him from securing or following gainful employment. The Board finds that he is entitled to a TDIU rating.
The deciding factor: The combined evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD with MDD; adenocarcinoma of the lung) meets the minimum disability rating percentage threshold for consideration of schedular TDIU, and his level of disability renders it impossible for him to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment based on his education, training, and experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Adenocarcinoma of the Lung, Chronic Rotator Cuff Tendonitis, Right, Residual Scars from Gunshot Wound, MG II, Right, Median Neuropathy, Right Upper Extremity, Plasmodium Malaria, Tinnitus, Left Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1824602
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