The veteran's service-connected bronchiectasis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sinusitis are found to be of such severity as to prevent him from engaging in any substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational attainment and occupational experience, warranting a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected bronchiectasis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sinusitis are found to be disabling enough to prevent him from engaging in any substantially gainful employment due to his educational attainment and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008620
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