The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from November 28, 1988, to September 22, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- Quadriparesis, loss of use of both feet, Hearing loss, Whiplash injury, cervical spine (cervical spine disability), Back disorder, to include spinal fractures and herniated discs (back disability), Quadriparesis, bilateral arms, Sinus condition and status post tonsillectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25007745
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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