The January 1968 rating decision denied the Veteran's implicit claim for TDIU based on his service-connected left forearm disability and anxiety reaction, as it found that the evidence did not warrant any change in the previous determination of his other service-connected disabilities. The Veteran was granted service connection for a left knee disability but no higher disability ratings were assigned.
The deciding factor: The January 1968 rating decision implicitly denied TDIU based on the lack of consideration of an addendum opinion indicating unemployability due to service-connected conditions, despite evidence supporting such a finding.
- Claimed conditions
- left forearm disability, anxiety reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181910
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the Veteran's motions to reverse or revise prior rating decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), finding no such errors in the March 1971 and August 2004 decisions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left forearm disability, finding that there is no evidence of a separate, distinct left forearm disability related to his active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right and left forearm disabilities, neck sprain, bilateral hearing loss, right-hand disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), bilateral flatfoot, and a compensable rating for right shoulder scar(s) associated with right shoulder strain, status post-surgery.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded one issue for further development.
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