The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right hand and shoulder injuries, diabetes mellitus type II, and malaria, have rendered him unable to secure or retain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from performing substantially gainful employment due to their impact on his ability to use his right hand and shoulder effectively, as well as his diabetes mellitus type II which required frequent insulin injections.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hand gunshot wound, right shoulder gunshot wound, diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), scar, posterior right shoulder associated with gunshot wound, scar, anterior right shoulder associated with gunshot wound, entry wound scar, posterior right shoulder, associated with gunshot wound, scar, right hand associated with residuals of gunshot wound and amputation, malaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143352
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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