The Veteran's service-connected disability does not render him unemployable, and his TDIU claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has other disabilities rated at 0% that do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fracture, left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164528
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What this means for you
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