The Board granted the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which prevent him from securing and following any substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, kidney cancer with left kidney removal, right ankle arthritis, tinnitus, coronary artery disease, hypertension, a kidney scar, and lung nodules, impact his ability to work due to physical limitations and functional impairments. Given the veteran's education, skills, training, and employment history, he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25054628
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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