The Veteran's service-connected disabilities made him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 14, 2014. The Board granted entitlement to TDIU for this period.
The deciding factor: The combined rating of the service-connected disabilities met the schedular criteria for consideration of TDIU prior to November 14, 2014, and the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- partial loss of the skull, vertigo, tonic clonic/grand mal/generalized convulsive seizure disability, TBI residuals with a mood disorder, right facial nerve injury residuals, right ear hearing loss, head, face, and neck scars, a right upper extremity disability, a left upper extremity disability, auditory canal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19122073
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- Remanded (sent back)
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