The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support that any service-connected condition, alone or in conjunction, would have precluded all forms of substantially gainful activity, including in a sedentary or semi-sedentary environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000232
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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