The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined schedular disability rating is at least 60% due to his service-connected conditions, which are sufficient for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder dysfunction, Cervical spine degenerative disc disease, Right upper extremity cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Left upper extremity cervical spine IVDS, Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, Hypertension, Postoperative residuals of a ruptured scrotum, Tinnitus, Right knee degenerative arthritis, Left knee degenerative arthritis, Right lower extremity lumbar spine IVDS, Left lower extremity lumbar spine IVDS, Bilateral hearing loss, Bowel dysfunction, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184074
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and a higher rating for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy with muscle weakness, but granted an earlier effective date for the 60 percent disability rating for thrombosis, TIA or cerebral infarction with impairment of sphincter control and voiding dysfunction, and for service connection for pharynx and/or larynx and/or swallowing conditions residuals.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
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