The veteran's vocational goal of becoming a chef or obtaining a job in the field of culinary arts is suitable and reasonably feasible.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the effects of the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent successful pursuit of a vocational rehabilitation program and successful employment as a chef.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine, Residuals of trauma, Atypical motor neuron disease of the right and left lower extremities, Atypical motor neuron disease of the left upper extremity, Atypical motor neuron disease of the right upper extremity, Patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, status post Mumford procedure of the distal right clavicle, Chronic lumbosacral strain with traumatic arthritis, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0910110
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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