The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's refractory migraine headaches, urinary incontinence, Guillain-Barré syndrome, left ankle fracture, and nose fracture limit his ability to work, making it impossible for him to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- vascular headaches, urinary incontinence due to chronic cystitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, residuals of a left ankle fracture, residuals of a nose fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145081
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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