The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus he is denied entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The veteran's combined disability rating of 40% does not meet the schedular requirements for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Claimed conditions
- Internal derangement, left knee, Shell fragment wound, left buttocks and hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0530308
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