The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, as he did not meet the statutory criteria for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined rating was 20 percent and all disabilities arose from the same accident. He did not have a single disability rated 60 percent or more with additional disability sufficient to bring the combined evaluation to 70 percent, failing to meet the statutory criteria for a TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic brain injury, suborbital neuralgia, right facial scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1205074
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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 has determined that the Veteran's TBI residuals are related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for further development and clarification of his military service records.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to an impermissible concurrent election of review lanes.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury is remanded due to incomplete evidence and the need for further examination.
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