The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain and retain all kinds of substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The veteran has multiple service-connected conditions, but his combined evaluation is only 60 percent, which does not meet the threshold requirement for individual unemployability under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Diplopia of the right eye"}, {"condition_name":"Fractures of the left zygomatic arch mandible and maxilla with displacement and malocclusion"}, {"condition_name":"Neuropathy of the right infraorbital nerve"}, {"condition_name":"Scars on the face and neck"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of fractures of the left 5th, 6th, and 7th ribs, residuals of skull fracture, and residuals of fractured left clavicle"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639183
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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