The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his anxiety disorder and arrhythmia/irregular heartbeat, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted TDIU based on the evidence showing that these conditions precluded him from obtaining or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his anxiety disorder and arrhythmia/irregular heartbeat, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to their functional impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified anxiety disorder, Arrhythmia/irregular heartbeat
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21072866
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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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