The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since August 9, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected conditions that limit his physical ability to perform physically demanding occupations and are incompatible with even sedentary-type work due to pain, fatigue, and prescribed medications.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, painful scars, right shoulder elevator scapula syndrome, cervical spine arthritis with strain and spondylosis, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), a left elbow disability, a bilateral knee disability, intervertebral disc syndrome, r radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, a bilateral foot disability, left thumb dislocation, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23062653
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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