The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU on a schedular basis and remanded the issue of TDIU on an extra-schedular basis. The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not solely, or in combination, make him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that the Veteran is unable to work due to his service-connected disabilities alone.
- Claimed conditions
- left acromioclavicular joint separation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1611400
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disabilities are related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various orthopedic conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examinations and to obtain outstanding records. The issues are related to rating his left acromioclavicular joint separation, right ankle sprains with degenerative joint disease, left ankle sprains with degenerative joint disease, and hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left shoulder disability is pending. The TDIU claim is being remanded due to the inextricability of the two issues.
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