The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation from April 3, 2014, to May 28, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and found that his service-connected conditions caused occupational limitations that precluded all forms of substantially gainful activity above and beyond what the rating schedule provides.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder with anxious distress, Left lower extremity complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), Residuals of left knee injury with chondromalacia, Left knee instability, Left foot calluses associated with residuals of left knee injury with chondromalacia, Left knee scar, Limited extension of the left knee associated with residuals of left knee injury with chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004474
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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