The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted his claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have significantly impaired his ability to work due to chronic pain and functional limitations caused by his back disability, which prevented him from performing basic activities of daily living and engaging in his previous employment as an aircraft mechanic or electrician.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar disc disease, tinnitus, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (femoral nerve), bilateral hearing loss, residuals of a perforated left eardrum, GERD, a residual scar of a right scrotal epididymectomy, hypertension, lumbar fusion scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000766
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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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