The Board denied the Veteran's claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU), to include on an extraschedular basis, prior to October 30, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused a level of impairment sufficient to warrant TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to October 30, 2015. The Board found that it was the chronic pain and fatigue associated with his non-service connected disabilities that rendered him unemployable.
- 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 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22001344
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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