Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 26, 2020. The decision was based on evidence showing the veteran could perform sedentary work and was gainfully employed until October 31, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to the assigned effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- low back, cervical muscle strain, right shoulder, left knee, plantar fasciitis with pes planus and degenerative joint disease, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, varicose veins, right leg, depression, right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right knee, hearing loss, seborrheic dermatitis of the ears, pruritis ani
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004729
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