The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of October 1, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the schedular requirements for TDIU since October 1, 2009 due to his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to perform work as a court reporter.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, rheiculopathy of the left fourth and fifth nerve root, right-sided epididymis with epididymal pain, benign prostatic hypertrophy, hypertension, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, right knee disability, right shoulder disability, fracture of the right thumb, right forearm scar post molectomy, posterior neck scar post excision of a benign melanotic nodule, seborrhea and actinic keratosis, eustachian tube dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20021260
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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
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