The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted on an extraschedular basis beginning May 6, 2011. His service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran was unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including hypertension, left knee disability, right knee degenerative joint disease, lumbosacral strain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and lumbar radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, residuals of arthroscopic surgery, left knee, mild degenerative joint disease, right knee, lumbosacral strain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20072427
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
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- Granted
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