The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022 for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the service-connected arthritic conditions precluded the Veteran from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's arthritis disabilities have a combined 80 percent rating, meeting the schedular criteria for a TDIU. The effective date is tied to the grant of service connection under the PACT Act on August 10, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the ankles, knees, hips, wrists, elbows and shoulders
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037460
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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