The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable, meeting the criteria for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- pain disorder associated with psychological and medical conditions, DJD, left shoulder, DDD, lumbar spine, sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity, erectile dysfunction (ED) associated with DDD lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165389
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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.
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- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the service connection for various conditions and the propriety of a rating reduction has been withdrawn by the Appellant.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip osteoarthritis and right hip osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected knee disabilities, but denied service connection for a variety of other conditions including bilateral ankle, shoulder, foot, mood disorder, tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, and knees.
- Granted
The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.
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