The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected disabilities, including amputation of the left hand fingers and PTSD, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his physical limitations and psychiatric symptoms. The combined rating for these conditions meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected disabilities, including amputation of the left hand fingers and PTSD, produce significant impairment that renders him unable to obtain and retain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Amputation of the index and middle fingers of the left hand, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Frozen feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0012058
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