The Veteran's TDIU and DEA eligibility are granted with an effective date of April 1, 2009. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities precluded him from securing or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation since April 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities prevented him from securing and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation starting in April 2009, meeting the criteria for TDIU and DEA eligibility.
- Claimed conditions
- knee disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2026
- Citation
- A26029454
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's request for an extension of her delimiting date for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits due to service-connected knee disabilities was denied because the evidence did not clearly establish that she was prevented from initiating or completing her chosen program of education.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted TDIU and SMC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) for unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, with an effective date of February 10, 2014.,DEA benefits were also granted from February 10, 2014.
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