The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and retaining all forms of substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find any condition for unemployability due to the veteran's service-connected disabilities, but rather attributed his inability to work solely to age.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, right jaw, cheek and anterior right canthus, residuals of displaced 7th cervical vertebrae with scar and limitation of motion, residuals of gunshot wound of right shoulder, scar over cervical spine, right facial paresis, right eye keratitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0114603
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, considering that his service-connected orthopedic disabilities and major depressive disorder contributed substantially to his death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for initial increased ratings for thoracolumbar spine arthritis, cervical spine arthritis, bilateral lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, and a scar.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters of an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoid and service connection for a scar, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoid disability due to inadequate VA examination and missing medical records.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder and heart condition were dismissed because they were granted benefits. A 10 percent rating was granted for the scar.
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