The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period prior to May 31, 2016 due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's rheumatoid arthritis is presumed via PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as of May 31, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral facet arthropathy, intervertebral disc syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis (presumed via PACT Act), sciatic nerve, femoral nerve, hearing loss, status post primary meniscal repair, left knee, hypertension, angle recession glaucoma of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2021
- Citation
- 21031698
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What this means for you
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