The Veteran's service-connected Parkinson's disease and related disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU effective from September 22, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms including tremor, muscle rigidity, sleep impairment, cognitive impairment, and urinary incontinence make it difficult for him to perform physical tasks or drive long distances, preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, neurological impairment, right upper extremity due to Parkinson's disease, neurological impairment, left upper extremity due to Parkinson's disease, neurological impairment, right lower extremity due to Parkinson's disease, neurological impairment, left lower extremity due to Parkinson's disease, urinary impairment due to Parkinson's disease, impaired balance due to Parkinson's disease, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24000638
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Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
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