The Veteran's service-connected conditions have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disabilities precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to his inability to work full-time as a postal carrier despite receiving special protections for wounded warriors.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis with degenerative arthritis, right ankle injury residuals with osteoarthritis, left ankle injury residuals with osteoarthritis, right knee chondromalacia with patellar tendonitis and meniscal tear, left knee patellar tendonitis with osteoarthritis, right knee instability associated with right knee chondromalacia with patellar tendonitis, osteoarthritis and meniscal tear, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2026
- Citation
- A26024581
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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