The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis, restrictive ventilatory defect, and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his PTSD and thoracolumbar spine condition, have caused occupational impairment that precludes him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation given his prior vocational history and education.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Thoracolumbar spine, degenerative arthritis, Restrictive ventilatory defect, Left elbow impairment of supination and pronation, Left shoulder osteoarthritis with rotator cuff tear, Right shoulder tendonitis with osteoarthritis, Left elbow degenerative arthritis, Left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with thoracolumbar spine, Left lower extremity shin splint, Right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with thoracolumbar spine, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001721
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Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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