The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability was denied as her service-connected disabilities do not meet the threshold requirements for such a rating. The noncompensable rating assigned for scleroderma is upheld.
The deciding factor: The veteran has several service-connected disabilities, but their combined rating does not meet the threshold requirement of at least 60 percent to warrant a total rating based on individual unemployability.
- Claimed conditions
- Scleroderma, Retrocalcaneal bursitis/plantar fasciitis of the right ankle with arthritic changes, calcaneal bursa, Retrocalcaneal bursitis/plantar fasciitis of the left ankle with arthritic changes, calcaneal bursa, Nerve entrapment of the left posterior tibial nerve at the ankle, Nerve entrapment of right posterior tibial nerve at the ankle, Left ankle scar, De Quervain's syndrome of the left wrist, Right ankle scar, Ganglion of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0724452
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's death was caused by acute/chronic respiratory failure secondary to scleroderma, a condition not service-connected. The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence linking the disability to military service.
- Granted
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