The Veteran's service-connected disabilities in the aggregate precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly limited his ability to walk, stand, sit, and lift weight for long periods, rendering him unable to obtain and retain substantial and gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24002884
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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