The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), seizure disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and a status post fracture right middle finger, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. His combined schedular rating is 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, seizure disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and a status post fracture right middle finger, have rendered the veteran unemployable as they are sufficient to prevent him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), seizure disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae (claimed as skin condition), status post fracture right middle finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0015722
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What this means for you
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