The April 1980 and May 1984 rating actions denied a total rating based on individual unemployability, resulting in a combined disability evaluation of 70 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability was not addressed or granted in the April 1980 and May 1984 rating actions due to the denial of his original claim for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety reaction, Residuals of a missile injury of the right scapular region, Residuals of a missile injury of the right abdominal wall, Residuals of a missile injury of the right thigh, Residuals of a laparotomy with laceration of the liver and small perforation of the ascending colon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0115530
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction with insomnia symptoms has rendered him unemployable, and the Board finds that he meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 8, 1987 for the grant of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits due to a suicide caused by service-connected mental health issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of death and granted it, finding that the Veteran's anxiety reaction caused or aggravated his heart conditions leading to his death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction and postoperative abdominal scar, left axilla prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted the claim for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
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