The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable due to a single disability alone, and he is already rated at 100% disabling.
The deciding factor: The Veteran maintains full-time employment despite the severity of his multiple service-connected disabilities, including post-surgical hernia, obstructive sleep apnea, anxiety disorder, lumbar strain, cervical spine disability, shoulder disabilities, knee disabilities, radiculopathy, GERD, and other conditions. None of these disabilities alone are sufficiently severe to render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- post-surgical hernia, obstructive sleep apnea, generalized anxiety disorder, lumbar strain, cervical spine disability, left and right shoulder disabilities, right and left knee disabilities, right and left lower extremities radiculopathy, GERD, residuals of a fractured right great toe, residuals of stomach tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1750227
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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).
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