The Board has determined that the termination of the veteran's TDIU rating as of August 1, 1997 was not proper and restored a TDIU rating for the period from August 1, 1997.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran could perform substantially gainful employment prior to February 1996 but remained unable to maintain employment due to his PTSD after that time.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left knee disability due to shell fragment wound, left arm disability due to shell fragment wound, scars of the abdomen with retained foreign bodies due to shell fragment wound, malaria, right knee disability due to shell fragment wound, scars of the chest and lower legs with retained foreign bodies due to shell fragment wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0020793
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What this means for you
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