The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected conditions do not warrant an increased rating or a TDIU based on his nonservice-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating for any of the veteran's service-connected conditions, and he is not individually unemployable by reason of these conditions alone.
- Claimed conditions
- Resection of small intestine, residual shell fragment wound, Shell fragment wound of the abdomen, Shell fragment wound of the left thigh, Traumatic neuritis, left lateral cutaneous nerve, residual shell fragment wound of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0118344
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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 disabilities, including PTSD, arthritis of the lower back, neuropathy of the left peroneal nerve, and a shell fragment wound of the left thigh, require him to have regular aid and attendance. The Board has granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on this need.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, shell fragment wounds, sciatic nerve injury, and abdominal wound, do not render him unemployable due to their combined effect on his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total schedular evaluation for PTSD is remanded due to the need for additional development of his vocational rehabilitation and Social Security Administration records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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