The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from September 1, 2011 to November 14, 2011. The claim of entitlement to TDIU for the period from November 15, 2011 to December 31, 2012 is moot due to the Veteran's 100% schedular rating and SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s). The claim of TDIU prior to September 1, 2011 was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment from September 1, 2011 to November 14, 2011. However, the claim for TDIU during this period is moot due to his 100% schedular rating and SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).
- Claimed conditions
- right foot gout with degenerative changes and hallux valgus, left foot gout with degenerative changes and hallux valgus, right knee strain, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, left shoulder strain associated with status post right shoulder rotator cuff injury, status post right shoulder rotator cuff injury, degenerative intervertebral disc disease, tinnitus, aneurysm, to include arteriovenous malformation, bilateral hearing loss, deviated nasal septum, sinusitis, early atherosclerotic heart disease, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hemorrhoids, right inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21004030
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