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Denied

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the evidence did not show that the veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the schedular TDIU requirements and was not found to be unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation by reason of service-connected disabilities.

Claimed conditions
back disability, tinnitus, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
January 23, 2025
Citation
25000923

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