The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment as of September 15, 2022.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations indicated no functional impairment due to the Veteran's respiratory and cervical spine conditions. The lower extremity neuropathy caused some difficulty with prolonged standing but did not meet the criteria for a TDIU on its own.
- Claimed conditions
- non-small cell carcinoma of the lung with emphysema, cervical spine metastases, status post C3 vertebrectomy associated with non-small cell carcinoma of the lung with emphysema, left shoulder strain associated with non-small cell carcinoma of the lung with emphysema, left lower extremity neuropathy of the sciatic nerve associated with non-small cell carcinoma of the lung with emphysema, right lower extremity neuropathy of the sciatic nerve associated with non-small cell carcinoma of the lung with emphysema, residual surgical scar associated with cervical spine metastases, status post C3 vertebrectomy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25050745
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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