The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded substantially gainful employment, and TDIU was granted effective October 20, 2014.
The deciding factor: The limitations resulting from the Veteran's service-connected disabilities would have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation in his field of work or any similar field with comparable physical and mental requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Renal insufficiency with edema, Type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062675
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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