The Veteran's TDIU claim from November 1, 2015 through December 14, 2015 was granted. The left knee disability rated as 10% prior to December 15, 2015 is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due solely to service-connected disabilities during the specified period.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Adjustment Disorder, Post-Prosthetic Replacement of the Right Knee, Left Hip Limitation of Flexion, Post-Prosthetic Replacement of the Left Knee, Lumbosacral Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100605
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
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