The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his combined service-connected disability rating does not meet the schedular or extraschedular criteria for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined service-connected disability rating (60%) does not meet the schedular threshold for TDIU, and there is no evidence of an exceptional or unusual disability picture that would warrant extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, gastric ulcer, residuals of a right knee strain, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, degenerative arthritis of the spine, scar, left foot soft tissue mass removal, seborrheic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22050887
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