The Board finds that the veteran's claim of entitlement to a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes is not well grounded as he does not meet the percentage requirements for an award of non-service connected disability pension benefits under the objective criteria. However, further examination may be necessary to evaluate his current non-service connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran has a combined 40 percent evaluation for his non-service connected disabilities and does not meet the percentage requirements for an award of non-service connected disability pension benefits under the objective criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, labyrinthitis with tinnitus and dizziness, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, obstructive pulmonary disease, right inguinal herniorrhaphy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 1, 2000
- Citation
- 0023443
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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