The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and other conditions, are sufficient to produce unemployability without regard to advancing age. TDIU is granted for the period from January 9, 2013 to May 15, 2020.
The deciding factor: The combined rating of 80 percent due to service-connected disabilities renders the Veteran unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as per VA regulations and private evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Right Chondromalacia Patella, Right Knee Scars, Left Foot Hammer Toes, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, Pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22064676
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
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