The Veteran's service-connected lung disability has prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since August 10, 2022. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected lung disability precluded him from performing physical labor consistent with his employment history as an auto parts sales associate due to respiratory limitations and frequent coughing and wheezing.
- Claimed conditions
- Lung disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26017568
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