The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been shown to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, resulting in a grant of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (including persistent depressive disorder, left Achilles tendinopathy, tinnitus, lumbar spine degenerative disc and joint disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and surgical scar extensor surface, right wrist) have caused occupational impairment that prevents him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Persistent depressive disorder, Left Achilles tendinopathy, Tinnitus, Lumbar spine degenerative disc and joint disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, Bilateral hearing loss, Surgical scar extensor surface, right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- A19002755
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