The Veteran is granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The service-connected disabilities are of such severity that they render the Veteran unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a TDIU. Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits is also established.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unspecified insomnia disorder, alcohol abuse, obstructive sleep apnea, basal cell carcinoma, tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- 24033298
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 Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
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