The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected paralysis of the right ulnar nerve rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus meeting the criteria for a TDIU. The cause of death claim is being remanded as additional records are needed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disability (paralysis of the right ulnar nerve) was found to be severe enough to render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- paralysis of the right ulnar nerve, residuals of shrapnel fragment wounds
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1430742
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for nervousness and a right ulnar nerve disability, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the August 1955 rating decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility due to treatment on October 6, 2007 was denied because the emergency services were not provided in an emergency department and VA facilities were feasibly available.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the inextricability of his carpal tunnel syndrome claim, which he also seeks service connection for as secondary to his right ulnar nerve disorder. The RO must adjudicate both claims together.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's death was not causally related to service or his service-connected disabilities, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
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