The Veteran's claim of service connection for an eye disorder was granted in March 2020, but the appeal is dismissed as moot because the claim has been granted. The TDIU claim was denied as the Veteran did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim of service connection for an eye disorder was granted in March 2020, making it moot and therefore dismissed. For the TDIU claim, the Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria as his combined rating did not reach 70% or more with one disability rated at least 40%. The VA examinations indicated that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disorder, diabetes mellitus type II with bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (DMII), peripheral vascular disease for right lower extremity (RLE), peripheral vascular disease for left lower extremity (LLE), bilateral cataracts, coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20041372
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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