The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including headaches, traumatic brain injury, low back condition, right knee and hand conditions, and neck condition since February 28, 2008, have rendered him unemployable from December 18, 2007 to July 23, 2008. His basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was granted on the same dates.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities combined to render him unemployable since at least 2008 based on a private vocational assessment and VA records indicating marginal employment during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, traumatic brain injury, low back condition, right knee condition (including instability and degenerative changes), right hand condition (including fracture and strain), neck condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- A23035881
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims on appeal, including obtaining any outstanding treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the current severity of service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's representative also requested reevaluation of his service-connected disabilities.
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