The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right shoulder replacement and degenerative joint disease of the right ring finger, have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment since September 18, 2009. The Board has granted effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to perform the full range of physical requirements of sedentary employment on a consistent and reliable basis since at least 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder replacement, Degenerative joint disease of the right ring finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2026
- Citation
- A26004315
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