The Veteran's service-connected disabilities made him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as of January 1, 2013. The Board granted TDIU effective from April 4, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities met the schedular criteria for TDIU as of January 1, 2013, but not earlier due to his employment in 2013 being less than full-time and resulting in suspension at work.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression, sleep apnea, right upper extremity numbness and tingling due to FSHMD, left upper extremity numbness and tingling due to FSHMD, right lower extremity numbness and tingling due to FSHMD, left lower extremity numbness and tingling due to FSHMD, tinnitus, back pain due to muscular dystrophy, neck pain due to muscular dystrophy, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic sinusitis associated with allergic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20020815
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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.
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- Granted
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