The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The May 2022 VA examiner noted that the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms impacted his ability to work, but the Board found that this was not sufficient to establish unemployability given the Veteran's combined disability rating of only 60 percent and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25009307
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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