The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU rating due to his service-connected disabilities, effective October 16, 2013.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow strain, Fractured right humerus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1502962
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1502962.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's injuries sustained in a June 2021 motorcycle accident were not incurred in line of duty due to his own willful misconduct, and therefore, service connection for all claimed conditions is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple left and right upper extremity and cervical spine disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.
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