Granted
The veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was granted effective April 5, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran could not maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities as of April 5, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress syndrome, hiatal hernia, left knee meniscus associated with instability, tinnitus, left knee instability, bilateral hearing loss, left knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003801
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