The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including mood disorder, arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, GERD, and arthritis of the bilateral hips, have rendered him unemployable since December 30, 2005. As a result, he is granted TDIU effective that date and basic eligibility to DEA benefits as well.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including mood disorder, arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, GERD, and arthritis of the bilateral hips, have rendered him unemployable since December 30, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder, arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, GERD, arthritis of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080518
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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