The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to her service-connected disabilities, finding that there was no evidence showing she is unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s combined disability rating of 70% did not meet the criteria for TDIU as her service-connected disabilities alone were not sufficient to render her unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- transabdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, right knee medial collateral ligament strain, status post fracture, distal interphalangeal joint, right ring finger (dominant), limited motion of digits of right hand due to degenerative arthritis, right ring finger distal joint, abdominal scar from total abdominal hysterectomy, with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, plantar calluses, bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124231
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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