The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 1, 2012. Prior to that date, the evidence does not support his claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows significant functional limitations due to service-connected disabilities since February 1, 2012, but prior to this date, there was no indication of a substantial impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, left elbow degenerative changes, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), left knee degenerative joint disease, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative changes of the left elbow, left arm pain, back pain and radiculitis, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22009912
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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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