The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his low back and cervical spine conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's combined rating of 60 percent due to multiple service-connected disabilities has made it impossible for him to engage in substantial gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0635525
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