The Veteran's service-connected T-cell lymphoma and palmar keratosis are not sufficiently disabling to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities cause physical or mental limitations preventing him from performing the activities required of an occupation earning more than marginal income.
- Claimed conditions
- T-cell lymphoma, palmar keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080321
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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