The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, and the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether he is entitled to a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected left arm and shoulder disabilities prevent him from performing physical labor and occupations requiring fine motor skills such as writing or typing.
- Claimed conditions
- flexion contracture, left elbow, with ankylosis, adhesive capsulitis, left shoulder, traumatic neuropathy of the left arm, under arm left arm scar, left hand thumb injury, nail bed injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104286
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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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no substitute has been filed within the required timeframe.
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