The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU due to his service-connected COPD, which renders him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation. The decision is granted from May 29, 2011.
The deciding factor: The severity of the service-connected COPD and other disabilities render the Veteran incapable of obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment given his level of education, training, and work experience during the entire appeal period, including from May 29, 2011 to the present.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbar spondylosis with chronic lumbar strain, tinnitus, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23019535
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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.
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