Denied
The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that while the Veteran had some limitations due to his service-connected conditions, they were not sufficient to prevent him from performing substantial, gainful employment in an unskilled labor position like mowing lawns or cleaning office buildings.
- Claimed conditions
- Left varicocele, Hemorrhoids, PTSD and depressive disorder, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002184
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