The Board has granted a TDIU for the period prior to October 19, 2016, based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and DBQs determined that the Veteran is limited to sedentary work due to his service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus, left sensory neuropathy of the sural nerve, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and left ankle sprain.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus, Left sensory neuropathy of the sural nerve, Degenerative arthritis of the spine, Left ankle sprain, Pseudofolliculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20068982
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of November 5, 2021, for the grants of service connection and eligibility for DEA benefits.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and foraminal stenosis based on a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine to obtain a new medical opinion that considers an in-service injury after appropriate efforts are made to obtain the appellant's service treatment records.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include alcohol use disorder, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, and PTSD was granted. Other claims for various conditions were denied.
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