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The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have made him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has granted his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, back pain, and other physical impairments, have rendered him unable to work.

Claimed conditions
obstructive sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left foot pes planus with hallux valgus, medial bunion, and degenerative arthritis, right foot pes planus with hallux valgus, medial bunion, degenerative joint disease, status post fracture of 2nd and 4th metatarsals with missing medial sesamoid, left carpal tunnel syndrome, scar, left hand status post burn, scar left forearm, status post burn, onychomycosis, right great toe
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
90%
Decision date
October 10, 2019
Citation
19177927

Veterans Law Judge

TANYA SMITH

Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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