The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities, including depression, left knee and right hand conditions, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Depression, Left Knee Total Arthroplasty, Residuals of Left Hemicolectomy, Residuals of Right Hand Laceration with Partial Laceration of Extensor Tendons, Long Finger, Residuals of Right Hand Laceration with Partial Laceration of Extensor Tendons to Middle, Ring, and Little Fingers, Abdominal Scar, Right Hand Scar, Left Knee Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21003800
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient findings regarding PTSD and depression, requiring a new VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ring finger disability and associated right hand scar are each rated at 10 percent. The Veteran is granted a separate 10 percent rating for his right hand scar, effective March 9, 2007. Separate ratings of 10 percent are assigned for peripheral neuropathy with carpal tunnel syndrome in both upper extremities and for peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the AOJ's handling of the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and depression. The AOJ is required to verify the Veteran's claimed stressor and obtain medical opinions regarding the diagnoses and their relation to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, and Depression as these conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's active military service.
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