The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU from March 26, 2010 due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined disability rating was at least 80% for multiple service-connected conditions as of March 26, 2010, which meets the criteria for a TDIU under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, Mood disorder with major depressive disorder, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, status post spinal fusion, L5-S1 radiculopathy of the left lower extremity with neuropathy of the left foot, Left hip strain, Right hip strain, Right knee strain, Left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- September 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1635342
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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
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