The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities alone have not precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported employment history and physical limitations due to his service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for TDIU, as he has not demonstrated that his service-connected disabilities alone are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability.
- 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 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003291
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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