The Veteran is granted TDIU for the periods prior to June 7, 2010, from August 1, 2012 to August 30, 2016, and from October 1, 2017. The claim for TDIU during the period from June 7, 2010 to July 31, 2012 is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation during the periods prior to June 7, 2010, from August 1, 2012 to August 30, 2016, and from October 1, 2017. The claim for TDIU during the period from June 7, 2010 to July 31, 2012 is remanded as there was no other service-connected disability that could support a TDIU independent of the right knee total replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- Dorsal myositis, Lumbar paravertebral fibromyositis, Left knee total replacement (meniscus tear and valgus instability, genu varus deformity), Right total knee replacement, Right foot plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spurs, Left foot plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spurs, Residual scars associated with left knee replacement, Right knee surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18136992
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