The Board has granted a TDIU effective from May 17, 2016, based on the combined impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendering him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s multiple service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable due to his inability to perform substantial gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Asthma, Headaches, Degenerative Disc Disease with Back Pain, Duodenal Ulcer Disease, Iliotibial Band Syndrome of the Right Knee, Iliotibial Band Syndrome of the Left Knee, Limitation of Flexion of the Right Knee, Limitation of Flexion of the Left Knee, Residuals of Right Ankle Sprain, Residuals of Left Ankle Sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20002724
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Decisions by this judge: 2,435 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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