The Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal conditions have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment since September 30, 2016. The Board has granted TDIU for this period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from performing physical labor jobs due to his functional limitations attributable to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Back condition, Left knee conditions, Right knee conditions, Left foot conditions, Right foot conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23025449
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of his back condition due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider all relevant evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of his back condition due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider all relevant evidence.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's back condition is related to his service-connected left knee replacement residuals and grants service connection for this secondary condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's back condition is granted service connection. The claim for a condition manifested by disequilibrium and dizziness is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
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