The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right shoulder tear with arthroscopic surgery, left and right knee meniscal tears, IBS, and ventral hernia, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim based on this finding.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, multiple knee injuries, and IBS, significantly impair his ability to work due to physical pain and mental health issues.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, right shoulder tear with arthroscopic surgery, left knee meniscal tear, right knee meniscal tear, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), ventral hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24011839
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted with an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective September 24, 2007. The appeal regarding the heart condition and sleep disorder is denied. The Veteran's hearing loss prior to August 24, 2015, warrants a 20 percent rating.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee meniscal tear and denied his request for an increased rating for left knee laxity.
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