The Veteran's service-connected right knee and ankle disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation from September 18, 2012 through February 23, 2015. The case is remanded for extraschedular TDIU consideration outside this timeframe.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected right knee and ankle disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation during the period under review.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellar fracture, degenerative arthritis of the right knee, traumatic arthritis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2018
- Citation
- 1815477
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