Granted
The veteran's effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits is granted as of January 8, 2020.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded all substantially gainful employment starting from January 8, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), total left knee replacement, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis with disc herniation status post decompression lumbar laminectomy, tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), right knee degenerative arthritis, status post meniscectomy, right foot plantar warts, erectile dysfunction, pulmonary nodules
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008367
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