The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period prior to January 13, 2014.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s service-connected conditions caused functional limitations that prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve damage to the left arm, residual to a fracture, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), status post left tympanic membrane injury, laceration of the left ear, re-attachment surgery and drainage of perilymph fluid with scar, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), status post radio-ulna left forearm fracture with limitation based on supination and pronation, tendinitis, status post right elbow epicondylitis, status post radio-ulna left forearm fracture with limitation of flexion/extension, tinnitus of the left ear, scar of the left forearm, maxillary and frontal sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21011649
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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