Denied
The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 27, 2023, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were not of sufficient severity to render him unemployable due to their impact on his ability to perform physical and mental acts required by employment.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Tinnitus, Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093903
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