The Veteran's service-connected right upper extremity disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU effective January 31, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right upper extremity disabilities cause significant functional limitations that preclude him from performing even sedentary work due to pain, weakness, and numbness.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity disabilities, Folliculitis, Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2023
- Citation
- A23030408
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