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TDIU & Special Monthly Compensation

Proscelle v. Derwinski — A claimant’s allegation of increased disability can well ground a claim and trigger VA’s duty to provide a contemporaneous examination

June 1, 2026

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Mingo v. Derwinski — Board must provide adequate reasons or bases when denying TDIU

June 1, 2026

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Lenderman v. Principi — the Board must consider all relevant evidence in an increased-rating claim and address reasonably raised unemployability

June 1, 2026

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Hohol v. Derwinski, 2 Vet. App. 169 (1992) — Reduction of total PTSD rating requires material improvement under ordinary conditions of life; Board must consider 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(c)

June 1, 2026

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Hatlestad v. Brown, 5 Vet. App. 524 (1993) — TDIU must be decided on service-connected disabilities alone; BVA must provide notice before relying on medical treatises

June 1, 2026

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Hersey v. Derwinski — Board’s unemployability finding was clearly erroneous where uncontroverted evidence showed the veteran could not secure substantially gainful employment

June 1, 2026

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Hodges v. Brown — TDIU requires consideration of service-connected disabilities in combination

June 1, 2026

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Garlejo v. Derwinski — Board must consider lay evidence, pain, and reasonably raised pension issues

June 1, 2026

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Fanning v. Brown — separate scar ratings, extraschedular unemployability, and reasons-or-bases analysis

June 1, 2026

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Firek v. Derwinski — Finality controls effective date for TDIU where earlier reconsideration decision was not appealed

June 1, 2026

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