The Board denied a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's continuous employment in substantially gainful employment that did not constitute marginal employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran was continuously employed in full-time, substantially gainful employment with an annual income of approximately $85,000, which is well above the poverty threshold and does not meet the criteria for marginal employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044546
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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