The Veteran's TDIU from January 26, 2012 is granted. The Board also remanded the matter of an extraschedular TDIU prior to January 26, 2012 for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The decision on TDIU from January 26, 2012 was based on evidence showing the Veteran could not secure or follow substantially gainful employment due solely to a service-connected right knee disability. The matter of an extraschedular TDIU prior to January 26, 2012 is remanded for further consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23057471
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