Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not show the veteran was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004394
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