The Board granted an effective date of June 20, 2013 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and other disabilities.
The deciding factor: The June 2013 VA examination report indicated that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus required regulation of activities, which limited his ability to perform heavy physical labor and precluded him from working as a truck driver. This was sufficient to tip the scale against employability given his limited education and career in a physically demanding profession.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109954
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