Granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, meeting the schedular criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disability, Left shoulder disability, Bilateral knee disability, Bilateral foot disability, Right ear vertigo, Bilateral hip/thigh disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25013318
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