The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The VA examination concluded that the Veteran's service connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment, particularly in supervising car repairs due to his back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, Left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, Old injury to the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1111912
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an extraschedular total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 30, 2020, as it needs additional medical evidence to differentiate between symptoms attributable to service-connected and non-service-connected conditions.
- 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 lumbar spine condition is rated at a maximum of 40 percent since September 26, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's back disorder is service-connected, but his bilateral knee disorders and breathing problems are not.,His left elbow disorder was resolved in-service. His acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression) secondary to migraines is also denied.
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