The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted due to his service-connected disabilities, which have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities that limit his ability to work and he meets the threshold requirements for TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right ankle tendonitis, left wrist cyst, left knee disability, tinnitus, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right shoulder strain, right knee tendonitis, hyposmia, deviated nasal septum, abdominal surgical scars, headache syndromes, surgical scars on right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20063019
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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)
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no competent evidence to support a finding that his current condition began in or as a result of service.
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