The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, as his combined rating is at least 70% but does not meet the criteria for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's service-connected disabilities are not severe enough to prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment based on his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound with anatomical loss of the left eye, scar residual from a shell fragment wound of the left side of the face, residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left thigh, complete loss of smell, complete loss of sense of taste, sinusitis with headaches, scar residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left knee, epididymitis, scar residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left upper arm, scar residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0607132
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,374 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0607132.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence. The Veteran is also asked to complete a TDIU claim form, and his bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and face numbness need to be evaluated.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's epididymitis was incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected epididymitis, status post right hemiscrotal exploration, is granted as of June 21, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was denied, and the Board found that no effective date prior to May 30, 2019 is warranted.
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