The Veteran's combined rating of 70 percent for service-connected disabilities from June 1, 2004 to March 10, 2005 and 90 percent thereafter meets the threshold requirements for a TDIU. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has two or more service-connected disabilities with one disability rated at 40 percent or higher (BPH) and combined ratings of 70 percent or greater, meeting the criteria for a TDIU under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign Prostate Hypertrophy, Cervical Spondylosis Status Post Cervical Discectomy, Degenerative Disc Disease with Spondylosis of the Lumbar Spine, Radiculopathy of the Right Upper Extremity Associated with Cervical Spondylosis, Status Post Right Knee Meniscal Injury with Residual Patellofemoral Dysfunction and Osteoarthropathy, Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease and Patellofemoral Dysfunction, Right Shoulder Impingement Syndrome and Degenerative Joint Disease, Right Eye Macular Degeneration, Bilateral Tinnitus, Reflux Esophagitis with Gastritis, Nummular Dermatitis, L5-S1 Radiculopathy of the Right Lower Extremity Associated with Degenerative Disc Disease with Spondylosis of the Lumbar Spine, L5-S1 Radiculopathy of the Left Lower Extremity Associated with Degenerative Disc Disease with Spondylosis of the Lumbar Spine, Pes Planus with Posterior Heel Spur of the Right Foot, Cataracts, Bilateral Maxillary Sinusitis, Internal Hemorrhoids, Surgical Scar of the Right Neck, Surgical Scar of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1506598
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