The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that he meets the criteria for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities with combined ratings of 90 percent, meeting the schedular criteria for TDIU. His testimony and medical evidence demonstrate his inability to work due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- s/p right total knee replacement, radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, intervertebral disc syndrome of the thoracolumbar spine, degenerative disc and joint disease of the cervical spine, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, epididymitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- May 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1522183
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's epididymitis was incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected epididymitis, status post right hemiscrotal exploration, is granted as of June 21, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, as well as his right knee scar. The RO must attempt to obtain all available private treatment records from the Tennessee Orthopedic Clinic.
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