The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the veteran's claim of entitlement to TDIU as his respiratory disorder alone did not render him unable to work.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchitis with emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0127757
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bronchitis with emphysema and a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis with IVDS and strain of the lumbar spine due to an error in failing to address VA's duty to assist by obtaining records held by a Federal department or agency.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, a right shoulder disorder, and bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder (gastric ulcers) and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bronchitis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran requires regular assistance in most aspects of daily living, primarily with respect to protection from hazards incident to his daily environment, bathing and dressing on account of service-connected pulmonary and psychiatric disabilities. The need for A&A is based on the character of his service-connected conditions.
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