The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since June 4, 2010.
The deciding factor: The combined evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected conditions has reached 70 percent effective June 4, 2010, which meets the criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbosacral spine with sciatica, Hiatal hernia, Right ulnar neuropathy, Scar of the right elbow, Scar of the left anterior chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1805156
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the appeal for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and ulnar neuropathy.
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