The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right knee osteoarthritis, tinnitus, and right hip disability, precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation from August 5, 2011 to August 23, 2012. The Board granted the TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to perform the physical duties of his chosen profession and precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment due to occupational limitations caused by his symptoms, including pain, weakness, fatigability, incoordination, and hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee osteoarthritis, Tinnitus, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24034840
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