09-06 487

Citation Nr: 1761231 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-06 487 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUE Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), on a substitution basis. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Sean A. Ravin, Esq. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD K. Kleponis, Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from February 1954 to January 1956. He died in February 2010. This matter comes before the…