The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation as of June 26, 2009, warranting a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise regarding the Veteran's inability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbosacral strain, Cervical spine disability, Right knee disability, Left knee disability, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25007997
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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