The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU from July 19, 2006 to November 26, 2007 due to insufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable for the period in question and that the preponderance of the evidence supported denying the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, degenerative arthritis of the left hip associated with hepatitis C, degenerative arthritis of the right hip associated with hepatitis C, degenerative arthritis of the left knee associated with hepatitis C, degenerative arthritis of the right knee associated with hepatitis C, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine associated with hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19165812
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hepatitis C due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinions.
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