The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including tension headaches and multiple shoulder injuries, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his chronic pain conditions and cognitive impairments, severely impact his ability to perform physical and mental work tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, depressive and insomnia disorder, left shoulder impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tendonitis, tear, labral tear, subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, right shoulder impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tendonitis, tear, glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, residuals of cold injury to left lower extremity, residuals of cold injury to right lower extremity, residuals of cold injury to left upper extremity, residuals of cold injury to right upper extremity, tinnitus, scar on superior right shoulder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), hearing loss in left ear, scars on right upper extremity and posterior trunk, scars associated with right shoulder impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190605
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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