The VA determined that the appellant is not unemployable due to his disabilities, as he has a combined evaluation of 30 percent for nonservice-connected conditions and does not meet the disability percentage requirements for pension purposes.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected disabilities do not meet the required percentage ratings under VA regulations for entitlement to pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Bronchitis, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Tinea Pedis with History of Dermatitis and Eczema, Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005398
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