The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot because the Veteran's service-connected disabilities resulted in a combined schedular evaluation of at least 70% prior to October 15, 2024, and he was able to maintain employment despite his conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continued to work full-time until June 2024 and part-time thereafter, earning income above the poverty threshold. His service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment within one year prior to October 15, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- restrictive lung disease, kidney cancer, coronary artery disease, diabetes, benign prostatic hyperplasia, insomnia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26025205
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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