The veteran was found to have been fraudulently maintaining his entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from July 1, 1972 to May 31, 1992. Restoration of this rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly and convincingly revealed that the veteran was continuously employed from July 1972 to May 1992 working as an independent carrier for local newspapers, which constituted intentional misrepresentations or failures to disclose pertinent facts for the purpose of retaining eligibility for VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple wounds, including traumatic amputation of right arm, Lacerated liver, Contusion of the right lung, Fracture of the right ribs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0009428
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