The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her education and work experience, thus denying her claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities are rated at 50% for sinusitis, 30% for hysterectomy, 10% for hoarseness (loss of voice), and 20% each for the surgical scars. Her total combined rating is 80%, which does not meet the criteria for TDIU as one disability must be rated at least 40% or more.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, status post hysterectomy, hoarseness (loss of voice), surgical scar, throat/neck (associated with status post left hemithyroidectomy), surgical scar, abdomen (associated with status post hysterectomy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19178304
What this means for you
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