The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, and the claim for TDIU is denied.
The deciding factor: VA examination reports indicate that the veteran has a history of clerical work and can perform activities of daily living despite back pain. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following any substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with limitation of motion, L5-S1 right sciatic neuropathy, sciatic of left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0703849
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, and thus the case is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board determined that the reduction of the disability evaluation for service-connected lumbosacral strain with limitation of motion from 30% to 10% was proper.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating for the veteran's sciatica of the left lower extremity, effective September 23, 2002. The veteran's low back disability claim includes complaints and contentions with respect to both orthopedic and neurologic symptomatology.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected lumbosacral strain with limitation of motion is being remanded due to the need for a comprehensive VA examination and consideration of revised rating criteria.
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