The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 10, 2015 for his TDIU award as there was no evidence showing he was unemployable prior to that date due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show the Veteran was unable to work before September 10, 2015, and the effective date of his TDIU award is based on when it became factually ascertainable that he met the schedular criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus Type 2","rating":"20%"}, {"condition_name":"Right Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy associated with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2","rating":"20%"}, {"condition_name":"Left Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy associated with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2","rating":"20%"}, {"condition_name":"Right Upper Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy associated with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2","rating":"20%"}, {"condition_name":"Left Upper Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy associated with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2","rating":"20%"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","rating":"10%"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","rating":"10%"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetic Nephropathy associated with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2","rating":"0%"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- A19003344
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What this means for you
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