The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric and multiple disabilities have made it impossible for him to work, leading to a TDIU rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's severe service-connected disabilities, including psychiatric symptoms and multiple physical conditions, rendered him unable to perform any type of gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disabilities, Multiple service-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19136790
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