The Veteran's TDIU appeal is dismissed because he has a combined schedular 100 percent disability rating for his service-connected disabilities and SMC as per the AMA review system.
The deciding factor: The Veteran is in receipt of a combined schedular 100 percent disability rating for his service-connected disabilities, making consideration of a TDIU moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple service-connected disabilities including left knee, bilateral ankle, bilateral foot neuropathy, psychiatric, and incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2020
- Citation
- A20015191
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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