The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, considering the impairment from the service-connected disability, and his education and occupational experience.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support that the veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to preclude his participation in all forms of substantially gainful employment. The veteran has a history of working in sales for 30 years and reports being able to perform activities like gardening, despite his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury, right upper extremity, cold injury, left upper extremity, cold injury, right lower extremity, cold injury, left lower extremity, cold injury, right ear, cold injury, left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2008
- Citation
- 0810581
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.
What you can do next
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