The Veteran's service-connected bladder cancer residuals render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from March 14, 2017 to August 1, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experiences significant impairments from his service-connected bladder cancer residuals that prevent him from performing any type of employment other than in the protected environment of his son's law firm.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21007718
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bladder cancer residuals and hearing loss, have been found to be sufficient for a TDIU since April 17, 2018. Effective from that date, the Veteran also has basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
- Granted
The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals, hypothyroidism, and arteriosclerotic heart disease have been granted service connection. The Veteran is rated at a 40% for his bladder cancer residuals.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher rating for the residuals of bladder cancer but granted an earlier effective date for service connection.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for service-connected CAD and denied increased ratings for other conditions.
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