The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, malignant neoplasm of the larynx with residual chronic laryngitis, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of June 13, 2014. The Board granted an extraschedular TDIU effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was found to be the primary factor in his inability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to May 5, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, malignant neoplasm of the larynx with residual chronic laryngitis, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23046303
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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