The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period prior to September 1, 2016 is dismissed as moot due to a concurrent 100% schedular rating for CAD.,From September 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, the Veteran was granted TDIU based on his service-connected CAD.,TDIU from December 31, 2016 onwards is dismissed as moot due to a concurrent 100% schedular rating for CAD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected CAD rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to the dismissal of his TDIU claims.
- Claimed conditions
- CAD (Coronary Artery Disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189873
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 2, 2019. The Board denied the claim for TDIU on schedular and extraschedular bases.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.350(i), as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for SMC based on his service-connected disabilities prior to October 4, 2011.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected disabilities, specifically Meniere’s syndrome and the cardiovascular conditions he had. The Board found that these conditions aggravated his heart issues and contributed to his cause of death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's CAD and diabetes contributed to his cause of death, cerebrovascular disease. The VA is instructed to obtain all outstanding medical records and provide a medical opinion on this issue.
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