The veteran's service-connected left arm disability is rated at 60 percent and prevents him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, thus meeting the criteria for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left arm disability significantly impairs his physical capabilities, preventing him from performing work that would produce sufficient income to be other than marginal.
- Claimed conditions
- Left upper extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0204910
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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 remands the issues of entitlement to separate compensable ratings for bilateral lower extremity and upper extremity disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed conditions and therefore service connection is denied. The issues of hypertension, heart disability, disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, anemia, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis are remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left upper extremity disability and a right upper extremity disability, both associated with exposure to extreme cold temperatures and manifesting as symptoms consistent with Raynaud's disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity disabilities due to cold exposure, as there is insufficient evidence in the record regarding the etiology of these conditions.
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