The Board has granted an effective date of April 9, 2007 for the award of a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected heart disability. The decision is based on evidence showing that the Veteran was unable to maintain gainful employment by reason of his service-connected disabilities as of April 9, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Board found it factually ascertainable that the Veteran was unable to obtain and maintain gainful occupation from April 9, 2007 due to his service-connected heart disability, which impacted his ability to work as a carpenter and with heavy machinery.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Diabetes mellitus, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187137
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, a back disability, heart disability, and residuals of a stroke, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or caused by his service-connected left ear disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the R(1) rate due to his need for regular aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding no evidence that his death was related to any injury or disease in service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease (IHD), due to an incomplete military personnel record and the need for further development of evidence related to exposure to Agent Orange.
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