The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability is March 20, 1996. The claim was received within one year of this date and it is factually ascertainable that the appellant was unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's claim for unemployability benefits was received within one year of March 20, 1996, and that he was unable to work since the late 1980s due primarily to the service-connected thrombophlebitis of the left lower leg.
- Claimed conditions
- thrombophlebitis of the left leg, pulmonary vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0208252
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What this means for you
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