The Veteran's TDIU is granted effective March 27, 2013, as he was unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities since that date.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's service-connected conditions (Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee, Headaches, and Epilepsy) caused him to be unable to secure or follow any substantially gainful occupation since March 27, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Right Knee, Headaches, Epilepsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26035989
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to PTSD, but his headaches are denied due to lack of service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's headaches, which manifested as very frequent and prolonged attacks causing severe economic inadaptability, are granted a 50 percent disability rating for the entire period on appeal.
- Denied
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