The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to November 6, 2008 due to substantial employment and lack of evidence showing unemployability based on service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was found to be substantially employed prior to November 6, 2008, with a monthly income from his ministry that exceeded the poverty threshold.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knees, bilateral ankles, neck, back, bilateral shoulders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186424
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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