The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted due to the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities, which render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the threshold requirements for TDIU as he has a combined rating of 100% and his service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive sleep apnea, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Right shoulder strain, Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, Right knee lateral instability, Right hip strain, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Status post arthroscopic repair of right knee, Left shoulder strain, Hypertension, Erectile dysfunction, Scars due to appendectomy and left knee, Bilateral tinea pedis, Right hip limitation of extension, Right hip limitation of internal rotation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19130322
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,454 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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