The veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of July 28, 1994 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The veteran's disabilities were rated at 80 percent prior to this decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran met the criteria for a total disability rating one year prior to his claim and was found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- complete paralysis of the right peroneal nerve, traumatic encephalopathy, chronic lumbosacral strain with sacroiliac blurring and sclerotic changes, residuals of shrapnel wounds to the right thigh, residuals of shrapnel wounds to the forehead and scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0003256
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- Remanded (sent back)
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