The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's education, training, and work history combined with the severity of his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the right foot, residuals of frostbite of the right hand, degenerative arthritis of the right hand index finger associated with residuals of frostbite of the right hand, right knee strain associated with residuals of frostbite of the right foot, degenerative arthritis of the right hand long finger associated with residuals of frostbite of the right hand, peripheral neuropathy of the 4th and 5th toes of the right foot associated with residuals of frostbite of the right foot, right hand peripheral neuropathy associated with residuals of frostbite of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2023
- Citation
- A23027434
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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 Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, frostbite of the left and right feet, painful scar of the right foot, xerosis (also claimed as skin rash), and obstructive sleep apnea with effective dates from November 17, 2020 or later.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected frostbite residuals of the hands and feet are being remanded for further evaluation as his symptoms have worsened since the last examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including heart disorder, kidney transplant and residuals thereof, neck artery disability, leg bypass surgery and residuals thereof, left leg to right leg artery transplant and residuals thereof, and frostbite of hands and feet. The Veteran's service records are unavailable due to a fire, but VA must assist in the development of his claim.
- Denied
The Board denied all claims for earlier effective dates, finding that the earliest date of receipt of a claim was November 27, 2012.
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