The Veteran is granted entitlement to TDIU since August 14, 2019 due to service-connected COPD and PTSD preventing him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: Service-connected COPD and PTSD prevent the Veteran from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23025457
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