The veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include right below the knee amputation associated with hypertension with atrial fibrillation and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment consistent with his occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- right below the knee amputation associated with hypertension with atrial fibrillation, hypertension with atrial fibrillation, sprain, cervical region, degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, tonsillectomy and gastroenteritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0737605
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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