Granted
The veteran is granted an effective date of November 1, 2008 for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since November 1, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea/sleep hypopnea syndrome, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress (previously rated as generalized anxiety disorder and major depression), lumbar disc bulge L4/L5 and Schmorl's Node T11-L12, tinnitus, hepatitis C with Grade I inflammation and Grade II fibrosis, degenerative joint disease of uncovertebral joints and degenerative disc disease at C5-6 and C6-7, right triquetrum fracture, high frequency sensorineural hearing loss, left ear, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, headache syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005865
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