The veteran's service-connected conditions do not warrant an evaluation in excess of the current ratings, and his disabilities are sufficient to render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they do not result in more than definite social and industrial impairment or occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hemorrhoids with fissure in ano, Postoperative residuals of an umbilical hernia, Residuals of fracture of the left ring finger, Residuals of fracture of the left fifth toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0025591
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