The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, as his combined 50% disability rating does not meet the schedular criteria and there is no evidence that his service-connected conditions alone render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude substantially gainful employment, as evidenced by the fact that he has other non-service-connected disabilities rendering him unemployable and his own reports of work limitations due to nonservice-connected issues.
- 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 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000109
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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