The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence showing he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: There was not sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable by reason of service-connected disabilities, and no referral for consideration of TDIU on an extraschedular basis was warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disorder, residuals of right fifth metacarpal fracture, chronic tonsillitis, migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24034806
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