The veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disabilities are rated at 30 percent each, and the combined rating is 60 percent. The RO has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to these service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disabilities meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as they are rated at least 40% combined and one of them is rated at least 60%.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Frostbite of the Left Foot, Residuals of Frostbite of the Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 3, 2004
- Citation
- 0421168
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