The Veteran's kidney disorder was not found to be service-connected. The Board determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, thus denying his claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does meet the schedular requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his combined 80% service-connected disability. However, he is currently employed as a teacher's aide and has not demonstrated that he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment solely due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1009799
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What this means for you
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