The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to October 10, 2018 due to a lack of evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran's service-connected RUE radiculopathy, DJD of the right shoulder, and cervical DDD prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to October 10, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- RUE radiculopathy, DJD of the right shoulder, Cervical degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23022910
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