The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, resulting in the grant of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's physical and psychological limitations preclude most employment due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, tinnitus, left knee disability, low back disability, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, costochondritis, heart disorder, hypertension (also claimed as cardio disease), irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual disorder (claimed as dysmenorrhea, decreased libido), sinus disorder, rhinitis, vaginal disorder (claimed as vaginal dryness), fibromyalgia, headaches, left hip disorder, right hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22016595
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
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