The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities resulted in functional limitations that made it difficult for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with anxious distress, Obstructive sleep apnea, Degenerative joint and disc disease of L5-S1 (the low back), Left knee osteochondroma, Right knee degenerative joint disease, Hypertension, Folliculitis, Chronic maxillary sinusitis, Migraine headaches, Flat feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067459
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
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