The veteran's service-connected heart disability does not cause any functional limitations, and thus he is not shown to have an employment handicap. As a result, the need for vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31 of Title 38 has not been demonstrated.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected heart disability does not produce any measurable or observable functional limitations that would constitute an employment handicap.
- Claimed conditions
- organic heart disease atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, external hemorrhoids, residual scar of an injury to the jaw and throat
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0604878
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