The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an extraschedular TDIU prior to December 15, 2016, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran was precluded from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment as a result of service-connected disabilities alone prior to December 15, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Status post prostate cancer with prostatectomy and incontinence, PTSD with alcohol use disorder, Erectile dysfunction associated with status post prostate cancer with prostatectomy and incontinence, Residual scar, status post prostatectomy associated with status post prostate cancer with prostatectomy and incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23002402
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