The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right shoulder and knee conditions, depressive disorder, and lumbosacral strain, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 31, 2015. The Board denied the temporary total evaluation for the right shoulder disability and granted TDIU based on the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 31, 2015, due to functional impairment from multiple conditions including his right shoulder, knee, and depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Status Post Surgery Bicipital Tendon Tear with Rotator Cuff Tendinitis, Subacromial Bursitis, and Acromioclavicular Joint Osteoarthritis, Depressive Disorder, Right Knee Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), Lumbosacral Strain, Right Hip Bursitis and Adductor Tendinitis with Trochanteric Pain Syndrome and Degenerative Joint Disease based on Limitation of Flexion and Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23019220
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