The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective February 28, 2022. The effective date for DEA benefits is being remanded to consider whether it should be earlier than January 15, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable and the TDIU was granted based on his schedular criteria meeting the requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia patella with arthritis, right knee instability and subluxation, mid tibial stress fracture, left, mid tibial stress fracture, right, tendinitis, left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26009873
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tendinitis, left ankle and denied service connection for a heart murmur. Several claims were remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination to address the Veteran's right knee instability and subluxation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development to ensure compliance with the October 2023 CAVC JMPR, including obtaining additional VA and private medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine the current nature and etiology of the Veteran's left thigh disability, which is claimed as left hip bursitis. The effective date for the right knee instability and subluxation rating remains denied.
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