Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that he was capable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran had been employed since October 2021 and thus did not meet the criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disorder (70%), Back disability (20%), Right lower extremity radiculopathy (20%), Tinnitus (10%)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092030
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