The veteran is not entitled to an effective date earlier than November 20, 2000 for a grant of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because he was employed full-time from October 1999 to November 2000 and had the necessary service-connected disabilities to meet the criteria for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The veteran worked full-time during the period prior to his effective date, which rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease, loss of left acromioclavicular joint space with degenerative changes, spondylosis at C5-6, degenerative changes of the medial right clavicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0523791
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