The Board has granted service connection for scars, right knee injuries, and right shoulder injuries. Service connection for vasectomy residuals is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service injury and subsequent symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, status post right side inguinal hernia surgery, residuals of a right knee injury, residuals of a right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20019870
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The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 2, 2016. From April 2, 2016 to June 27, 2016, the Veteran was in receipt of a total disability rating (TDIU) and Special Monthly Compensation (SMC). The appeal for TDIU is now moot as he is already receiving SMC.
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