The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance, but further increased ratings for the service-connected conditions are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's service-connected conditions have rendered him unable to gain or maintain substantial and gainful employment, warranting a TDIU effective March 19, 2020. However, there is no evidence of chronic congestive heart failure, a workload of 3 METs or less, or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 30 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic aneurysm with chronic kidney disease and nephrolithiasis associated with hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110705
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