The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of January 27, 2011, and an effective date for the TDIU award was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran’s service-connected conditions, including her TBI, headaches, cervical spine disability, and other disabilities, rendered her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as of January 27, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Hysterectomy residuals, Major depressive disorder, Cervical spine disability, Post-concussive headaches, Right arm radiculopathy, TBI, Sinusitis, Residuals of a right breast biopsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145117
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
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