The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of April 16, 2009, and the Board granted a TDIU effective that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected orthopedic conditions (plantar fasciitis, transitional vertebra, rheumatoid arthritis) rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as of April 16, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis, left foot, transitional vertebra, degenerative disease and herniated disc of the lumbar spine, rheumatoid arthritis, left hip (limitation of flexion), rheumatoid arthritis, right hip (impairment of thigh), rheumatoid arthritis, right hip (limitation of extension)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23024474
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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.
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