The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment throughout the appeal period, and his TDIU is granted.
The deciding factor: The combined effect of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities has made it impossible for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right total knee replacement, Bilateral hearing loss, Left knee disability, Right hip impairment, Right shoulder condition, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185943
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.
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- Denied
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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