The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period prior to May 27, 2011, due to service-connected disabilities that rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests severe limitations related to the Veteran's depressive disorder and left knee conditions, rendering him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment since at least 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Left Knee Limitation of Flexion, Left Knee Instability, Left Knee Limitation of Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24032353
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.
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