The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the percentage rating standards for TDIU, and the Board finds that his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The objective evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran is unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment solely because of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hand injury, Peripheral neuropathy associated with left hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22009038
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to July 25, 2016 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The Board found that there was no factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to September 18, 2015, and thus did not warrant a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and right hand scar, but denied service connection for other claimed conditions including diabetes type II, erectile dysfunction, headaches, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, left shoulder injury, left hand injury, lower back injury, right shoulder injury, upper back injury, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for low back strain, sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, left ankle injury, and left hand injury have been denied. The Board found that the current evaluations adequately reflect the severity of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a left hand injury, finding insufficient evidence to resolve the issue. The Veteran's STRs must be considered again and an opinion on direct and secondary service connection is needed.
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