The Veteran's liver conditions, including cirrhosis, liver cancer, and hepatitis B post-transplant, were granted service connection. However, due to his gainful employment at a VA Medical Center since May 2015, the TDIU claim prior to February 26, 2019 is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was employed full-time at a VA Medical Center during the period when he had less than a 100% schedular rating for his service-connected conditions, thus meeting the criteria for a TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- cirrhosis, liver cancer, hepatitis B, status-post transplant
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22030926
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