The Board finds that the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU rating from December 10, 2010 due to service-connected disabilities. The effective date of earlier than December 10, 2010 for TDIU will be remanded.
The deciding factor: The combined rating percentage for the service-connected disabilities met the criteria for a TDIU as of December 10, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- discoid lupus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19128903
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's PTSD and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right ear hearing loss, chronic sinus condition, bilateral hand condition, jaw condition, aortic regurgitation, discoid lupus, residuals of peptic ulcer, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy secondary to cervical spine disability, and right upper extremity (RUE) radiculopathy secondary to cervical spine disability.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's left finger condition, to include a ring-finger scar, is granted due to an etiological relationship with his service. Other claims for service connection are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for respiratory failure and COPD due to the Veteran's service-connected congestive heart failure, as well as service connection for discoid lupus due to the Veteran's service-connected chronic renal failure and congestive heart failure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to withdrawal. The Board has remanded several claims including those for lightning strike residuals, numbness in hands and toes, GERD, skin disorder, discoid lupus, cataracts, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, and PTSD.
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