The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he is capable of performing the physical and mental acts required by employment.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show that the veteran was entirely incapable of securing some form of employment due to his service-connected disabilities alone.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the right upper extremity, residuals of frostbite of the right lower extremity, residuals of frostbite of the left upper extremity, residuals of frostbite of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2007
- Citation
- 0705948
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for frostbite residuals of both upper extremities and TDIU due to unresolved procedural issues.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your service connection claims for a psychiatric disability and residuals of frostbite of the left and right lower extremities have been granted in a June 2020 rating decision, so your current claim is dismissed as moot.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite of the left and right lower extremities due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite affecting various body parts, finding no current disability related to the Veteran's in-service cold injury.
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