The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities include PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, postoperative residuals of lung cancer, coronary artery disease, stroke residuals of the right upper extremity, and stroke residuals of the right lower extremity. The Board found that these conditions render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unspecified depressive disorder, postoperative residuals of lung cancer, coronary artery disease, stroke residuals of the right upper extremity, stroke residuals of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21061863
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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