The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities limit his ability to walk and stand for extended periods, which would be required in an office-like environment. A private vocational expert opined that these conditions preclude the Veteran from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25008406
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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