The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and/or maintain a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran suffers from various mental and physical service-connected conditions that, in aggregate, impact his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Left Shoulder Disability, Right Shoulder Disability, Cervical Spine Disability, Thoracolumbar Strain, Right Knee Tendonitis, Left Knee Tendonitis, Tinnitus, Allergic Rhinitis, Right Shoulder Painful Scar, Left Lower Extremity Sciatica, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Right Hand Post-Surgical Scars from Right Finger Fracture, Erectile Dysfunction, Post-Surgical Scars of the Right Shoulder, Eczema, Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2022
- Citation
- A22023388
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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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- Granted
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