The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a finding of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, back disability, left upper arm neuropathy, right knee osteoarthritis, radiculopathy left lower extremity sciatic nerve, and radiculopathy left lower extremity femoral nerve, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040268
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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