The Veteran seeks a TDIU prior to March 15, 2010. The RO denied the claim as his service-connected schizophrenia did not meet the threshold percentage rating requirements for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. � 4.16(a). However, the Board found that even when the criteria under 38 C.F.R. � 4.16(a) are not met, entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis may be considered if the Veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities. The case was remanded for referral to the Director, Compensation Service, for consideration of entitlement to a TDIU prior to March 15, 2010, on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's schizophrenia rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1719436
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's past-due benefits from the May 2024 rating decision were not fully paid to him, and the Board has ordered VA to quickly verify and pay any remaining amounts owed.
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