The Veteran's TDIU is granted due to his service-connected stroke, which precludes him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's stroke and seizures are secondary to his service-connected hypertension, making the combined rating sufficient for a schedular TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder limited motion of arm, left shoulder recurrent dislocation, left shoulder status post bristow reconstruction and post arthroscopy, stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarct), seizures associated with hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2023
- Citation
- A23031472
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- Granted
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