Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a conclusion that his service-connected conditions prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not persuasively show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment with his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary fibrosis, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) (CAD), hypertension, right great toe fracture of the distal phalanx, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106939
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