Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's left shoulder disability and also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, nor was there sufficient evidence of functional loss due to his left shoulder disability to warrant an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25014859
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