The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, degenerative disc disease with spinal stenosis, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction, prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted his claim for individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause a level of impairment that bars him from working in a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, degenerative disc disease with spinal stenosis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24082930
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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.
What you can do next
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.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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