The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to her service-connected disabilities, as the evidence demonstrated she was unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly impacted her ability to perform any type of occupational task, rendering her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

Claimed conditions

left shoulder chronic regional pain syndrome type I status post tenodesis with subacromial decompression and distal claviculectomy and rhomboid tear and labral tear status post-surgical repair, temporomandibular disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), cervical strain with degenerative disc disease, kyphosis of the back with degenerative arthritis, other specific joint derangements of the left hip, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic associated with kyphosis of the back with degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic associated with kyphosis of the back with degenerative arthritis, tinnitus, other specific joint derangements of the right hip, right cranial neuralgia, left cranial neuralgia, limitation of thigh extension, left hip, right hip impairment of thigh, impairment of thigh, left hip

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

100%

Decision date

December 11, 2025

Citation

A25106929

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