The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 29, 2011 due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had significant occupational impairment due to his service-connected disabilities during the period prior to November 29, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar myositis, cervical myositis, right hip trochanteric bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19192966
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right hip condition, back condition, and right ankle strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee condition.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and effective dates as they were improperly filed under the new Direct Review docket system.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right hip trochanteric bursitis, a compensable rating for right hip limitation of flexion, and entitlement to TDIU due to an inadequate examination.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 14, 2010, for the assignment of a 40 percent disability rating for lumbar myositis.
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