The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the claim for TDIU is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that the service-connected disabilities caused the Veteran to be unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, scar of the head, face, or neck, peptic ulcer disease, basal cell carcinoma, bilateral pes planus, painful scar, external hemorrhoids, penile herpes, tinea versicolor, scars of the left lower extremity, scars of the right upper extremity, scars of the posterior trunk region, scars of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2018
- Citation
- 1820872
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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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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's requests for earlier effective dates for his service connection for bilateral pes planus and gynecomastia scar residuals, finding that the earliest possible effective dates are the dates of receipt of the claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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