Denied
The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 19, 2015, as the Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU benefits and his service-connected left knee disability did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not establish that the Veteran was rendered unemployable due to his service-connected left knee disability prior to November 19, 2015, as he successfully maintained employment for over 30 years and his primary reason for leaving his job was a nonservice-connected back injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25014223
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