The Board granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, as the evidence showed he was unable to secure or follow any substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly those of his back and bilateral knees, prevent him from standing, sitting, walking, bending, and lifting to the extent required to complete his work.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066706
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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