The Veteran's TDIU is granted with an effective date of May 5, 2006. The claim for extra-schedular consideration on a TDIU prior to this date is referred to the Director, Compensation Service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected disabilities since May 5, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Prostatitis, Degenerative Disc Disease of Lumbar Spine, Laceration Over Left Eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1704927
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as he withdrew his claim for an effective date prior to March 20, 2008, for the grant of service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with osteoarthritis and right hemilaminectomy and discectomy. The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's low back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies.
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic prostatitis.
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