The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from September 19, 2018, to January 31, 2021.,Beginning February 1, 2021, the Veteran is not entitled to a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to significant range of motion limitation and pain in his shoulders.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder limited range of motion, left shoulder limited range of motion, right seventh rib fracture, acromioclavicular joint separation, right shoulder, acromioclavicular joint separation, left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21030581
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