The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for a TDIU as they preclude him from obtaining and maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23001152
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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