The Veteran's combined evaluation for compensation was 70 percent from December 4, 2006 and 80 percent from June 28, 2007. The Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU as he has two or more disabilities with one rated at least 40% disabling and the combined rating of at least 70%. His schizoaffective disorder was ratable as more than 40 percent disabling throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Achilles tendon disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1821304
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right Achilles tendon disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of his right Achilles tendon and/or right ankle disability, finding that it did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury. The claim was also denied on secondary service connection as well.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted, and the claims for other conditions are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's right Achilles tendon disability and whether it is related to service or a service-connected condition.
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