Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) for the period from August 29, 2014, to June 16, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities alone during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Sleep apnea, Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25014856
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