The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has granted TDIU.
The deciding factor: The combined rating of his service-connected disabilities meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Claimed conditions
- status post left hip arthroplasty with residual scar, right knee degenerative joint disease status post meniscectomy with residual scars, impingement syndrome with rotator cuff tendonitis right shoulder, degenerative joint disease right hip, left shoulder bursitis, hemorrhoids status post hemorrhoidectomy with residual fecal incontinence, status post recurrent plantar warts left foot bilateral calluses fracture fourth metatarsal left toe hammer toe correction of third toe left foot hammer toes, tinnitus, degenerative joint disease left elbow, bursitis right elbow, hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20003725
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 961 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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