The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus the Board has granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep apnea, cervical spine strain, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine strain, right knee internal derangement, and other musculoskeletal conditions, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep apnea, cervical spine strain, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine strain, right knee internal derangement, right and left ankle strains, mild calcaneal spurs of the bilateral feet, umbilical hernia, surgical scar of the right knee, laceration scar of the left hand, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036823
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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