The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric conditions and skin thinning, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to April 16, 2020. From that date onwards, he met the schedular requirements for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly impacted his ability to work due to their combined effect and his functional impairments.
- Claimed conditions
- skin thinning, adrenal insufficiency, residuals of a fractured right humerus, dropped wrist, fractured right ribs, residual pneumothorax
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23047721
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