The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and musculoskeletal conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU, which satisfies his appeal for a higher evaluation of PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities meet the schedular criteria for TDIU due to their impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, bursitis of the right shoulder, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, degenerative arthritis of the right knee, left knee compartmentalization syndrome and degenerative joint disease, residuals of right wrist injury with arthritis, right elbow strain with limitation of flexion, limitation or right elbow extension, right elbow impairment of supination and pronation, scarring residuals from a right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187876
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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