The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to her service-connected chronic cystitis, finding that she is not unemployable.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of unemployability and the Veteran was currently employed as a part-time middle school teacher with reasonable accommodations for her condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic cystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21024148
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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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