The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), finding insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that his service-connected foot disabilities alone render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: Based on the Veteran's physical limitations, while sedentary employment may be precluded by his service-connected conditions, it does not appear reasonably possible that these conditions would render him unemployable in general office work or similar managerial roles he has held previously.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031933
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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