The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 1, 2015 for the grant of a TDIU and basic eligibility to DEA benefits. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease (CAD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral high frequency hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II with renal insufficiency, hypertension and erectile dysfunction, residual scars from injuries to the right shoulder, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of June 1, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral high frequency hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II with renal insufficiency, hypertension and erectile dysfunction, residual scars, injury to right shoulder, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- A22023130
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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