The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including congestive heart failure, obstructive sleep apnea, depressive disorder, chronic kidney disease, and partial amputation of fingers with ankylosis in the right hand, prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment. The Board granted TDIU based on these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including significant musculoskeletal, mental, cardiac, and respiratory issues, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disease with congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy, obstructive sleep apnea, depressive disorder, chronic kidney disease, partial amputation of middle and index fingers with ankylosis of ring finger in the right hand, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26001285
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no competent evidence to support a finding that his current condition began in or as a result of service.
- Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no current diagnosis of this condition during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
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