The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis as of September 6, 2010, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from all substantially gainful employment prior to December 2, 2014.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran was unemployable due to his back condition and short-term memory issues, as well as his headache condition. Given his limited education and work history in manual labor, he will not be able to maintain substantial employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative lumbosacral disc and joint disease, Migraines, DJD of the left knee, Tinnitus associated with hearing loss of the left ear, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Hearing loss of the left ear, Scar of the left knee, Tonsillectomy revision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20022845
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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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- Denied
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