The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and coronary artery disease have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from February 25, 2005.,Effective from February 1, 2018, the Veteran is also entitled to SMC based on his service-connected disabilities and his inability to work due to PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and coronary artery disease have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, tinnitus, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189093
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