The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he does not meet the schedular criteria and that there is no evidence of an exceptional or unusual disability picture. The Board concluded that the Veteran's service-connected conditions do not interfere with his ability to obtain and maintain gainful sedentary employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions (left knee DJD, right knee DJD, left knee recurrent subluxation, right knee recurrent subluxation, essential hypertension, and left little finger distal joint fracture residuals) do not interfere with his ability to obtain and maintain gainful sedentary employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), right knee DJD, left knee recurrent subluxation, right knee recurrent subluxation, essential hypertension, left little finger distal joint fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20062482
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals because his requests to appeal were not timely filed, and he did not provide good cause for the delay.
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