The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus meeting the criteria for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities that combine to make him unemployable due to his anxiety disorder, dysthymic disorder, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, tinnitus, hypoglycemia episodes, hearing loss, and bronchitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder, Secondary dysthymic disorder associated with pericarditis, Ischemic heart disease associated with hypertension, Hypertension, Tinnitus, Hypoglycemia episodes, Hearing loss, Bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19120737
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What this means for you
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