The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU rating and it is reasonably shown that, by virtue of his service-connected disabilities, he is unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are rated at 90 percent combined, meeting the schedular requirements for TDIU. The VA examinations and SSA records show severe physical limitations due to pain and functional incapacity in both upper and lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- status post total left knee arthroplasty, right acromioclavicular separation, left glenohumeral dislocation, right knee torn meniscus, right ankle reconstruction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1719863
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee torn meniscus with an initial 10 percent rating, effective from December 7, 2023. However, the effective date is set back to December 5, 2023, due to continuous pursuit not being established.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for the service-connected left and right knee disabilities, as well as the issues of entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected disability and special monthly compensation (SMC), to include based on the regular need for the aid and attendance of another person or on account of being housebound.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee torn meniscus as secondary to left knee s/p total joint arthroplasty due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for status post total right and left knee arthroplasty.
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