Granted
The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and PTSD, were found to prevent him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment since March 22, 2011. Therefore, the Board granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence of record supports finding his service-connected disabilities precluded him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25000425
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