The Board found that the October 3, 1978 and March 13, 1979 rating decisions denying a total disability rating based on individual unemployability were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran was precluded from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary arteriosclerotic disease with angina, Diabetes mellitus, Degenerative disc disease of cervical spine at C-7, Degenerative disc disease of lumbar spine at L5/S1, Hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0200862
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- Dismissed
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