The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are not shown to be of such severity as to preclude his participation in any substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that he is precluded from all types of employment.
The deciding factor: VA medical examinations and opinions do not support the Veteran's contention that his service-connected disabilities prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, left foot disability, bilateral tinnitus, radiation colitis, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1746223
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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