The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to October 1, 2016.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder with memory loss, scars, right foot and ankle, scars, neck and inner thighs, right ankle degenerative disease, pes planus, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23003679
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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: Dismissed
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