The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective August 31, 2010 due to his service-connected disabilities rendering him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The combined functional limitations from the Veteran's service connected ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, and diabetes mellitus type II rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as of August 31, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19186226
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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