The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased evaluation and a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected injury, left foot, residuals of shell fragment wound. The maximum schedular evaluation available was granted in November 1996 (40 percent), which is currently in effect.
The deciding factor: The appellant's combined disability evaluation did not meet the requirements for a total rating based on individual unemployability as per VA regulations and his service-connected disabilities were rated at the maximum schedular evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- injury, left foot, residuals of shell fragment wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0009285
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