The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is granted, effective from the date he stopped working on June 30, 2006. The claims for higher ratings of residuals of compression fracture L1 and left knee osteoarthritis are also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities as of June 30, 2006. The TDIU is granted effective from this date.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals gunshot wound, left foot with healed fractured os calcis, residuals fracture left femur, degenerative disc disease, cervical spine, residuals of compression fracture L1, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left hip osteoarthritis associated with residuals fracture left femur, left knee osteoarthritis associated with residuals fracture left femur, right knee osteoarthritis associated with residuals fracture left femur, degenerative arthritis right hip associated with residuals gunshot wound, left foot with healed fractured os calcis, degenerative arthritis of the right ankle associated with residuals gunshot wound, left foot with healed fractured os calcis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1213118
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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.
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