The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes, effective from May 1, 1985, to January 30, 1989. The veteran's conditions did not meet the criteria for such a rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's disabilities were not of such severity as to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining some form of substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Neurosis with Schizoid Trends, Bronchial Asthma with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Hypertrophic Rhinitis, Schizophrenic Disorder, Maxillary Sinusitis, Dorsolumbar Paravertebral Fibromyositis with L4-L5 Radiculopathy, Knee Disability, Eye Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0723020
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