The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) as there was insufficient evidence to substantiate that his service-connected right elbow, BHL, and tinnitus rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable due to a reasonable possibility of being incapable of performing the physical and mental acts required by employment, considering his occupational, educational, and training history.
- 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 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002487
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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