The Board denied a TDIU rating, finding that the veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examination and social/industrial survey did not find that the veteran's service-connected disabilities alone (excluding non-service-connected conditions and advancing age) rendered him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic suppurative maxillary sinusitis with residual closure of nasal perforation, residuals of fracture of the right clavicle with limitation of motion and arthritis, status post hemiarthroplasty, residuals of a gunshot wound to the right upper arm, residuals of pleural cavity injuries with retained foreign bodies, a tender scar of the right supra-scapula area, residual of a gunshot wound, a scar of the right ear lobe, residual of a shell fragment wound, scars of the right side of the neck, donor-site scar of the right iliac crest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0127184
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new comprehensive VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right upper arm, including any associated vascular disability. The claim will be re-adjudicated following this development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and photographs of his scars. The specific right forearm scar for which service connection has been granted should be described in the re-adjudication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right upper arm is being remanded due to incomplete notification and development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).
- 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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