The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to February 7, 2013, because the evidence showed the veteran was able to maintain full-time employment during that period.

The deciding factor: The deciding factor was the veteran's ability to maintain full-time employment prior to February 7, 2013.

Claimed conditions

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right maxillary sinusitis, neuroforaminal narrowing with C3-5 osteophytes (claimed as cervicalgia), right achilles tendonitis, left achilles tendonitis, bilateral pes planus (claimed as plantar fasciitis and pain on the bottom of the feet), tinnitus associated with bilateral hearing loss, microcytic, hypochromic anemia, pseudofolliculitis barbae, essential hypertension (claimed as heart palpitations), carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity, carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction associated with PTSD, stiff person syndrome (claimed as neurologic condition), headaches

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 15, 2025

Citation

25000550

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