The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his service-connected Multiple Sclerosis with blindness has rendered him unable to work, thus the issue of TDIU is moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was granted a 100% rating for MS with blindness, which made the TDIU claim moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Blindness in both eyes, Severe lower and upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104218
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that it manifested to a degree of 10 percent or more within seven years of the Veteran's separation from service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for blindness in both eyes, to include as secondary to PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for multiple sclerosis and remanded the claims for increased ratings due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence.
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