The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied because he did not provide sufficient information about his employment history, and the existing evidence does not show that he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to submit a completed VA Form 21-8940 or provide details of his work history, which are necessary to determine if he is unemployable due to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Short-term memory loss, Long-term memory loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24031567
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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