Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 11, 2018, stating that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment during that period.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's education, special training, and previous work experience did not limit his ability to secure and maintain gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), degenerative arthritis of the spine, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25000530
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