The veteran's service-connected residuals of frostbite have not resulted in the inability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore TDIU is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for TDIU as they are rated less than total and he is not unemployable due to service-connected disabilities alone.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0214508
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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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