The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran's unresolved mental conditions and non-cooperation currently prevent him from successfully pursuing a vocational rehabilitation program and becoming gainfully employed in an occupation consistent with his abilities, aptitudes, and interests.
The deciding factor: The veteran had multiple service-connected disabilities and brain injuries which prevented him from working effectively and achieving his vocational goals.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist fracture, Right femur fracture, Right pelvis fracture, Right knee anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency, Left knee medial meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0003080
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right wrist fracture is manifested by painful motion but not ankylosis. The Board has granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the right wrist fracture.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and missing medical records, requiring a new evaluation of whether the Veteran developed additional disability following a delay in necessary treatment after his December 16, 2016, fall and initial treatment.
- Denied
The Veteran's right femur fracture condition is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds no evidence of symptoms not contemplated by this current rating and thus denies a higher initial disability evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for nerve damage and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to June 21, 2017.
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