The veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and residuals, small metallic foreign body, right eye do not meet the criteria for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to his disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran does not have one disability rated at least 40% disabling or two or more disabilities each ratable at least 40%, resulting in a combined evaluation of at least 70%. The service-connected conditions are already contemplated by the current schedular ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, residuals, small metallic foreign body, right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0501592
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