The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, combined with other disabilities, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of March 6, 2018. His TDIU is granted effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas as of September 26, 2013, but worsened to render him unemployable by March 6, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Lumbosacral strain, Left elbow limitation of flexion, Impairment of supination and/or pronation of the left forearm, Chronic bronchitis with residual parenchymal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19138120
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What this means for you
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