Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and increased ratings for the Veteran's conditions was withdrawn, but a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) was granted from August 10, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased ratings, but the evidence supported that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected conditions starting from August 10, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Left knee strain, status post left patella ORIF and s/p left patellar hardware removal, Nuclear cataract and posterior vitreous detachment and corneal arcus and cortical cataract bilateral with visual field defect bilateral, Valvular heart disease and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096400
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