The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's significant physical disabilities, including his service-connected back, knee, ankle, and peripheral neuropathy conditions, preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Left knee disability, Right ankle disability, Sinusitis and headaches, Left tibia disability, Tinnitus, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Residuals fractured toes, right foot, Allergic rhinitis, Folliculitis and furunculosis, Anxiety disorder, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19138654
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (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
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