The Board denied a TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected conditions not precluding substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as they do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Limitation of Motion, Residuals of Right Knee Total Replacement, Gastric Ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22069212
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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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