The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis, finding that his service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s service-connected left ankle and hip disabilities significantly limit his ability to engage in even sedentary employment due to pain, fatigue, and the need for frequent breaks.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle traumatic arthritis, pelvic fracture with left hip strain, limited extension of the left hip, limited adduction of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19167522
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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