The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with insomnia, right lower extremity palsy and paresthesia, severe iatrogenic neurological back pain, hernia repair right side, and scar, status post hernia repair right side, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of 90% for his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with insomnia and severe back pain, have significantly impacted his ability to work, leading to unemployability in both protected and non-protected environments.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with insomnia, right lower extremity palsy and paresthesia, severe iatrogenic neurological back pain, hernia repair right side, scar, status post hernia repair right side
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22039435
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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