The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective June 15, 2021, due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the schedular requirements for TDIU on June 15, 2021, and was found unemployable as of that date.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, left ankle osteoarthritis, right ankle osteoarthritis, lumbar degenerative arthritis and spondylosis, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084329
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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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- Partly granted
The Board denied a disability rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus and a rating greater than 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, but granted a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right knee degenerative joint disease and left knee osteoarthritis, as he failed to appear for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, diagnosed as right knee osteoarthritis and strain pes anserine, on a secondary basis due to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
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