The Board has denied the veteran's claim for TDIU due to his service-connected macular degeneration of the right eye, finding that it does not render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that the veteran's service-connected disability alone rendered him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- macular degeneration of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0818674
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined disability rating of 50 percent did not meet the threshold minimum percentage rating requirements for TDIU. The Board also found insufficient evidence to support a grant of TDIU.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for macular degeneration of the right eye, detached retina of the left eye, and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed due to his death.
- Denied
The Veteran's combined disability rating of 50% does not meet the threshold minimum percentage rating requirements for a TDIU. The Board finds that his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for macular degeneration of the right eye, bilateral knee condition, and residuals of basal cell carcinoma. The issues were not about service connection at all.
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