The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective May 31, 2006, due to her service-connected disabilities meeting the regulatory requirements for TDIU. Her combined rating at that time was 80 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the regulatory requirements for TDIU on May 31, 2006, when her combined disability rating reached 80 percent and one of her conditions (chronic migraines) was rated at 50 percent or more.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic migraines, depression, sleep disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, right shoulder dislocation, bilateral tinnitus, lumbar degenerative joint disease with sciatica and strain, right knee retropatellar pain syndrome, left knee retropatellar pain syndrome, right leg shin splints/stress fracture, left leg shin splints/stress fracture, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, status post fracture of the left foot and left fifth digit with spur, bilateral hearing loss, deviated septum, status post surgery, chronic sinusitis, acne vulgaris
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1004915
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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