The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder but granted TDIU effective December 16, 2016. The issue of an earlier effective date for the TDIU remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence that the Veteran's current right knee disorder is related to his military service and did not manifest within one year of discharge. Service connection was denied because there was no in-service injury or chronic symptomatology. The Board also found that the Veteran may have been unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his schizoaffective disorder prior to December 16, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102184
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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