The Veteran is granted a TDIU from January 14, 2010 to October 31, 2011.,The Veteran's claim for an extension of the temporary total disability rating due to surgery necessitating convalescence is remanded.
The deciding factor: Resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following gainful employment as of January 14, 2010.,The Veterans Service Center Manager needs to consider whether an extension of the temporary total disability benefits is warranted for the period July 5, 2011 through October 31, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease, rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20036268
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