The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent her from securing and following any substantially gainful occupation, resulting in a grant of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including unspecified depressive disorder, thoracolumbar spine strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine, cervical spine strain with degenerative arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome with peripheral neuropathy (right and left upper extremities), anemia, and hemorrhoids, severely limit her ability to work due to pain and functional limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, thoracolumbar spine strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine, cervical spine strain with degenerative arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome with peripheral neuropathy (right upper extremity), carpal tunnel syndrome with peripheral neuropathy (left upper extremity), anemia, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2023
- Citation
- A23036894
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current unspecified depressive disorder is related to his service-connected disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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