The veteran's disabilities, including his service-connected right testicle injury with epididymitis and nonservice-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine and cervical spine, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.
The deciding factor: The combined schedular evaluation of the veteran's disabilities does not reach 100% under applicable diagnostic codes, indicating that he is not unemployable as an 'average person' due to his service-connected and nonservice-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of lumbosacral spine, Right testicle injury with epididymitis, Cervical spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0120258
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