The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: VA examinations and treatment records show the Veteran has been employed in various roles, including full-time work as a toll booth attendant for TSA. He reported intermittent pain but no significant limitations related to his right shoulder disability, tonsillectomy, or right shoulder scar. His current employment is due to relocation, not his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Status post right biceps tendon repair with degenerative joint disease, Right shoulder scar, Tonsillectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1504599
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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: Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for cervical spine, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder arthritis, left and right shoulder instability, and a right shoulder scar disabilities but granted restoration of the 20 percent rating for right shoulder instability.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the right shoulder disorder and denied a compensable rating for the right shoulder scar. The neck disorder was remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 1, 2022.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection and ratings related to various conditions has been dismissed. The issues of entitlement to service connection for right knee, left knee, and right foot disabilities have been remanded.
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