The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to August 7, 2020.
The deciding factor: The combined disability rating of 40 percent due to service-connected orthopedic disorders satisfied the schedular criteria for a TDIU. The physical and mental limitations caused by these conditions precluded the Veteran from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to August 7, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Left ankle disorder, Right leg scar, Right hip limited extension, Left hip limited extension, Tinnitus, Hypertension, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right knee patellar tendonitis, Residuals of the removal of colon polyps, Erythema nodosum, Right hip limitation of flexion, Left hip limitation of flexion, Right thigh impairment, Left thigh impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003757
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 910 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
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