The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus he is denied entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The veteran's combined disability rating of 40% does not meet the schedular requirements for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Claimed conditions
- Internal derangement, left knee, Shell fragment wound, left buttocks and hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0530308
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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 left knee disability, including post-prosthetic replacement, is rated at 60 percent from September 1, 2013. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted for the period prior to July 5, 2012.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his right knee and left knee disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability, previously rated at 20 percent, was increased to 30 percent effective September 22, 2008.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his left knee disability, fractures of the first proximal phalanx and skull, and scars on his forehead and chin have been denied as there is no indication that these conditions are service-connected. The RO has not assigned a compensable evaluation to any of these disabilities.
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