Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not show that his service-connected conditions prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence and examinations concluded that while the Veteran had some occupational limitations due to his psychiatric condition, he was still able to function at a level sufficient for obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified bipolar and related disorder with cannabis use disorder, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096552
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