The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, knee disabilities, back disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, cervical spine strain, and PTSD have been granted. Effective January 18, 2011, a minimum 10 percent rating for right knee instability and left knee instability has also been granted. A TDIU is granted from January 1, 2011 to August 10, 2014.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the Veteran's diagnoses of diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and knee disabilities, as well as his service connection for PTSD. The VA examiners provided opinions supporting these determinations. The TDIU was granted based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluding him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, left and right knee disabilities, back disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, cervical spine strain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19150588
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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