The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable prior to July 19, 2012. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was capable of performing sedentary work and had no significant limitations in his ability to perform occupational tasks related to his service-connected conditions prior to July 19, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Diabetes Mellitus, Mild Osteoarthrosis of the Right Shoulder, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Mild Osteoarthrosis of the Left Shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23016444
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