The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported income exceeded the poverty threshold while working as a notary, and his employment was not shielded from competition in the employment market. Additionally, his service-connected disabilities, while causing significant impairment, did not preclude him from performing substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010346
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