The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his TDIU claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not identify service-connected symptomatology sufficient to preclude the Veteran from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, alcohol dependence, diabetes mellitus, absence of the right testicle, chronic peptic ulcer disease, bilateral restless leg syndrome with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127261
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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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