The Board has determined that the issue of entitlement to a TDIU is moot as the Veteran's combined disability rating does not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, thus no single disability alone prevents him from doing so.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left knee condition, PTSD, migraines, obstructive sleep apnea, spinal stenosis and degenerative arthritis, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, left and right lateral medial epicondylitis, Hoffa's disease of the right and left knee, right and left hallux valgus bunionectomy and degenerative joint disease, hypertension, degenerative arthritis, left, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22036492
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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