The Veteran's service-connected disabilities combine to preclude substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, maxillary sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome, lumbar radiculopathy, and other physical impairments, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his functional limitations and the nature of his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive sleep apnea, Maxillary sinusitis, Irritable bowel syndrome, Right lumbar radiculopathy, Lumbar spondylosis, Left lumbar radiculopathy, Right knee minute baker's cyst, Tinnitus, Xerostomia, Right fourth finger tendonitis, Right parietal scalp scar, Tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 13, 2026
- Citation
- 26002088
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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
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- Granted
The Veteran's initial evaluation for tension headaches to include migraines is granted, with a rating of 50 percent effective from May 23, 2023.
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