Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had the physical and mental abilities to perform sedentary work, despite his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Severe degenerative lumbar spine disease with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Traumatic arthritis in right foot, Radiculopathy of right lower extremity, Lumbar arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010783
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