The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from preparing for, obtaining, or retaining suitable employment in his chosen field of catfish farming.
The deciding factor: The veteran has successfully operated a large catfish farm since retiring from active duty and does not have an employment handicap due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Facial Scars with involuntary twitching, Status post corneal laceration and detached retina of the left eye, Degenerative arthritis of the back, Tendinitis of the right Achilles tendon, Residuals of a fracture of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0113238
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