The Veteran was granted a TDIU from April 11, 2013, to March 20, 2014. The effective date for the TDIU is based on his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work.,The appeal regarding an effective date prior to March 21, 2014, for a separate rating of right knee instability and recurrent subluxation was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability and right knee degenerative joint disease prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation during the period April 11, 2013, to March 20, 2014.,The effective date for the TDIU was determined based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Arthritis of the Left Knee, Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Right Testicle Spermatocele and Status/Post Epididymectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24079570
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- Whole decision: Granted
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