The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from December 14, 2010, as he has two or more service-connected disabilities rated at 40% or more that combine to 70% or more. The Board found the Veteran unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted because his combined rating from December 14, 2010, met the criteria for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Claimed conditions
- Right-knee disability, Left-knee disability, Spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19166849
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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.
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