Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 20, 2015.
The deciding factor: The record does not support a finding that the Veteran's annual income during the period on appeal was below the poverty threshold or that he worked in a protected environment, despite his expressed difficulty working due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25004205
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