The Board denied a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes, finding the veteran's disabilities did not meet the criteria. The decision was based on his left knee disorder and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's primary disabilities were his left knee disorder and hypertension, which were rated as noncompensably disabling except for hypertension at 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, hypertension, cataract of the left eye with diminished vision, right leg pain, left ear hearing problems, numbness and tingling in the left arm and leg, decreased grip in the left hand, painful calluses of the fifth toes bilaterally
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0125967
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