Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) because his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, and the evidence did not support that his service-connected tinnitus prevented him from sustaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, neuropathy, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25000624
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