Granted
The Veteran's single service-connected disability, traumatic brain injury with depressive disorder with anxious distress, prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation as of September 14, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI and associated symptoms impacted his ability to work by causing interpersonal problems and disturbances of motivation and mood, making it unascertainable that he was able to engage in substantially gainful employment within the one-year period prior to filing his claim for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury with Depressive Disorder with Anxious Distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021134
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