The Board has determined that the veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective November 15, 2000. The left knee disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder claims are both reopened due to new evidence submitted since their final decisions in February 1990 and April 1982 respectively. However, service connection for these conditions remains denied as the evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The effective date for TDIU was determined based on the submission of new evidence that demonstrated the veteran's inability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected duodenal ulcer disease, which occurred after November 15, 2000. The left knee disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder claims were reopened as there is new evidence submitted since their final decisions in February 1990 and April 1982 respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0120782
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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