The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected PTSD and tinnitus did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had multiple transferrable skills from his extensive work history and educational background, which allowed him to perform activities required by an occupation consistent with his education and former employment in a broad range of fields. His recent part-time job as a supervisor at his city's water department did not indicate any difficulty due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086340
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