The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected left shoulder disabilities, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of total unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19138459
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