The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not preclude all substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due solely to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, gastroparesis, bilateral pes planus, status post testicular torsion of the left testicle with surgical repair and residual stapling of both testicles, diabetes mellitus, type II, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, cervical spine degenerative changes, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left hip femoral acetabular, radiculopathy for right and left lower extremities, hypertension, left heel plantar spur, right index finger fracture, erectile dysfunction, atrophy of left testicle, low back surgical scar, limited extension of left hip, limited flexion of left hip, arthritis of right great toe, arthritis of left great toe, left hallux valgus, right hallux valgus, right foot scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20055947
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