The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while disabling, do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The combined disability rating is 60 percent, which does not meet the criteria for TDIU as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of right wrist fracture with carpal tunnel syndrome, Residuals of Achilles tendon injury of the right foot with limitation of ankle motion, Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, Residuals of fracture of the left thumb
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0916010
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he was not rendered unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective September 20, 2018, based on his service-connected disabilities resulting in a combined rating of 90 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance, as his need for assistance stems primarily from his non-service-connected cyclical vomiting syndrome.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from March 9, 1998 to February 27, 2006 and on a schedular basis from February 28, 2006 to April 5, 2006. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.
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