The Veteran is granted an effective date of October 22, 2008 for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependent's Educational Assistance (DEA). The TDIU was awarded due to service-connected disabilities that rendered the Veteran unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. DEA benefits were also granted as of October 22, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected back and left hip conditions rendered him unable to work prior to September 11, 2011, which is when he was awarded TDIU on an extraschedular basis. The effective date for DEA benefits was also set at October 22, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Back condition, Left hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21008130
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of his back condition due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider all relevant evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of his back condition due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider all relevant evidence.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for right knee degenerative arthritis based on limitation of motion was denied. A separate 20 percent rating for a right knee meniscus tear is granted. The claims for service connection for left hip condition and right foot gout are dismissed.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's back condition is related to his service-connected left knee replacement residuals and grants service connection for this secondary condition.
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