The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not impair his ability to prepare for, obtain, or retain employment consistent with his abilities, aptitudes, and interests. Therefore, he does not have an employment handicap.
The deciding factor: The veteran has indicated that he is successful in his dental practice and wishes to expand it, suggesting no current impairment of employability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with stable angina, post-traumatic arthritis of the cervical spine, post-traumatic degenerative disc disease, post-traumatic acromioclavicular joint arthritis with rotator cuff degeneration, right shoulder, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, medial meniscus tear, right knee, lateral reconstruction of the right ankle, instability of the medial collateral ligament of the left knee, chondromala-cia of the patella of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0622279
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- Denied
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