The veteran's service-connected disabilities, while significant, do not render him unemployable. The Board finds that the veteran is capable of securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions are rated as 60 percent disabling in total, but his employment history does not indicate an inability to work due to these disabilities alone.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic right bundle branch block with arteriography, Intermittent left ventricular dysfunction with hypertension and cardiomyopathy syndrome X, Residuals of a left knee injury, Residuals, osteotomy left forearm resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome, Post-operative residuals of fracture, left upper radius, Residuals of fracture, left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0714724
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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 Board granted service connection for residuals of a left knee injury, sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and granted higher ratings of 40 percent each for thoracolumbar spine disability, radiculopathy in the left lower extremity, and headaches.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause an intermittent inability to provide for his needs and require his wife's assistance, leading the Board to find that he requires aid and attendance of another person.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back pain, hearing loss, and tinnitus, have prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment since September 4, 2014. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board denies entitlement to TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
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