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
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion on whether plantar fasciitis was aggravated by active duty training.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and penile cancer as there was no evidence of a medical nexus between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, left eye diabetic retinopathy, left foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and coronary artery disease, as well as the Veteran's cause of death.
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