The Veteran is unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities since March 1, 2014. The Board finds that the criteria for a TDIU have been met from this date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Left Shoulder Strain, Intervertebral Disc Syndrome with Arthritis in the Lumbosacral Spine, Intervertebral Disc Syndrome with Arthritis in the Cervical Spine, Radiculopathy in the Left Lower Extremity, Left Knee Strain, Left Elbow Strain, Left Hip Strain, Tinnitus, Sinusitis, Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20079353
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
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