The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to October 1, 2013 due to insufficient evidence showing he was capable of substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not respond to the VA's request for information regarding his employment status and income before October 1, 2013, which is necessary to determine if he could engage in substantial gainful employment due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22070971
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to TDIU prior to January 9, 2022 due to a duty to assist error and will need to adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the possibility that the Veteran may be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, and the matter is referred for extraschedular consideration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a request for information regarding the qualifications of the May 2022 VA examiner. The Veteran's TDIU claim is still pending.
- Granted
The Veteran was unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected conditions from January 2012 to April 2012, and the Board granted TDIU benefits for this period.
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