The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder with alcohol abuse, duodenal ulcer with peptic ulcer disease, right achilles tendon surgery residuals, and erectile dysfunction associated with major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- 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
- A24066928
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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