The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, thus denying his claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities result in mild to moderate occupational impairment and do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic prostatitis, adjustment disorder, bilateral tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, plantar warts, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- A19001894
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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