The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and the Board denies entitlement to a TDIU on both schedular and extraschedular grounds.
The deciding factor: The combined rating of 40% for service-connected conditions does not meet the criteria for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a), and the evidence does not support an extraschedular TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, left inguinal hernia surgical scar residuals, left inguinal hernia repair residuals and ilio-inguinal and ihohypogastric nerve impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23006188
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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