The Board granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) with an effective date of March 1, 2017. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment since that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery bypass graft, obstructive sleep apnea, PTSD, dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, dementia due to Parkinson's disease, dementia due to multi-infarct dementia, and dementia due to other diseases or conditions, have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery bypass graft, obstructive sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dementia, dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, dementia due to Parkinson's disease, dementia due to multi-infarct dementia, dementia due to other diseases or conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19181314
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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