The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her left knee condition and right wrist condition, prevented her from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the entire period of appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's various musculoskeletal conditions, particularly her left knee condition and right wrist condition, significantly impacted her ability to perform physical tasks required in most jobs, leading to a determination that she is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee condition, back condition, right wrist condition, hypothyroidism, left great toe condition, hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22051051
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