The veteran is granted TDIU effective July 8, 2003. His bilateral hip disorders have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the veteran's service-connected bilateral hip disorders have caused him to be unable to work as of July 8, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0423407
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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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- Dismissed
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