The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 27, 2013. The Board has granted the TDIU effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The combined disability rating of 80% at the time met the criteria for a TDIU and the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to engage in substantial gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, status post intra-articular fracture of the left wrist, degenerative arthritis of the right knee, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, plantar fasciitis, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus type II, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19124945
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Decisions by this judge: 1,030 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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