The Veteran was found to be unable to engage in substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities as of May 28, 2018. The effective date for the TDIU is set at May 29, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment since May 28, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s Disease, Adjustment disorder with depressed mood and sleep impairment, Left upper extremity muscle rigidity and stiffness, Right lower muscle rigidity and stiffness, Balance impairment, Left lower muscle rigidity and stiffness, Loss of smell, Constipation, Erectile dysfunction, Difficulty chewing on the right side, Difficulty chewing on the left side, Loss of automatic movement on the right side of the face, Loss of automatic movement of the left side of the face, Stopped posture on the left, Stooped posture on the right
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2020
- Citation
- A20017687
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
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- Partly granted
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