The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include nephropexy and ligation of the right renal artery, residuals of a right third finger fracture, sinusitis, residual scar on the right flank, and right ear otitis media, are rated at 70 percent combined. The Board finds that these conditions do not render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have remained stable and do not substantially impact his ability to engage in sedentary employment.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of nephropexy and ligation of the right renal artery, residuals of right third finger fracture, sinusitis, residual scar, right flank, right ear otitis media
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2011
- Citation
- 1142032
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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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