The veteran's disabilities, including moderate obstructive and mild restrictive lung disease and stage 1 hypertension, do not render him unemployable or permanently and totally disabled for the purpose of nonservice-connected pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran is still employed as a farm laborer and tractor driver, and his combined disability rating does not meet the criteria for permanent and total disability for pension purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- moderate obstructive lung disease, mild restrictive lung disease, stage 1 hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0811893
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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