The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his TDIU claim is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities that significantly impact his ability to work due to pain, cognitive deficits, and mental health issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with anxious distress, Minor neurocognitive disorder, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Vertigo, Migraines, Painful scars of left wrist and right arm, Residuals of left wrist injury (limited range of motion, chronic regional pain syndrome), Painful right upper extremity burn scar and left wrist surgical scar, Residual of mortar burn scar of right arm, Scars of left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26022499
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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.
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