The Veteran's appeal for TDIU prior to November 18, 2011 was not fully addressed due to a procedural error. The Board finds that the Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations conducted in October 2011 and November 2011 indicated that the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, left shoulder impingement syndrome, and residuals of a neck injury, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a neck injury, impingement syndrome, left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1304510
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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 granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a neck injury, finding that his current disability and in-service injury are related.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of a neck injury have been granted. The claim for sleep apnea has been withdrawn.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a back injury, head injury, and neck injury as the evidence did not support that these injuries occurred during or while traveling from active duty.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bone spurs, bilateral hearing loss, a low back condition, and plantar fasciitis as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a nexus to service. The claim for impingement syndrome, left shoulder, was dismissed due to lack of timely supplemental claim.
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