Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his income was above the poverty threshold and he did not meet the criteria for marginal employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's annual earnings were significantly higher than the poverty threshold, even when working part-time, and there was no evidence of him being in a protected environment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25014634
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