The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment considering the impairment from the disabilities and his educational and occupational background. The requirements for a TDIU rating have not been met.
The deciding factor: The veteran is capable of performing the physical and mental acts required by employment despite his service-connected disabilities, which do not meet the percentage requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the cervical spine, residuals of an electrical burn to the right thumb, status post rhinoplasty due to a traumatic deviated nasal septum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0211464
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