The Veteran was granted a TDIU from April 1, 2011 to November 18, 2015 due to service-connected disabilities. The rating period prior to September 25, 2010 did not meet the criteria for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment from April 1, 2011 to November 18, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of shell fragment wound to left muscle group XXII, Diabetes mellitus with cataracts, Anxiety disorder, Left shoulder disability, Cervical spine disability, Low back disability, Residuals of shell fragment wound to left thumb, Left lower extremity incomplete paralysis, Left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20043988
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