The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted for the period from November 19, 2015 to January 20, 2016. As of January 21, 2016, his TDIU claim is dismissed as moot due to the combined rating of 100% for multiple service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined rating of 100% for multiple service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable and thus qualified for a TDIU effective November 19, 2015. As of January 21, 2016, his claim was moot due to the established disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type 2, peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity, peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22008358
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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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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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