Granted
The Veteran's service-connected tension headaches and COPD with asbestosis rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment as of December 13, 2012.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in relative equipoise that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing or maintaining substantial gainful employment as of December 13, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, COPD with asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096778
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