The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone preclude substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, major depressive disorder without psychotic features, gastroesophageal reflux disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left ankle old fracture, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and erectile dysfunction, preclude substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, major depressive disorder without psychotic features, tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left ankle old fracture, bilateral plantar fasciitis, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22033303
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