The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation for the period on appeal, and the Board has granted TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (right proximal humerus fracture, hypoesthesia, and residuals of a mandible fracture) have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right proximal humerus fracture, hypoesthesia, residuals of a mandible fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19195712
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