The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, left foot drop with hyperreflexia and ankle clonus, shell fragment wounds of the left thigh, bilateral tinnitus, shell fragment wounds of the left anterior chest, shell fragment wound of the right elbow, and right ear hearing loss, prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and multiple physical injuries, significantly impair his ability to engage in substantial gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), post-operative residuals of craniotomy due to a shell fragment wound, left foot drop with hyperreflexia and ankle clonus, shell fragment wound of the left thigh, bilateral tinnitus, shell fragment wound of the left anterior chest, shell fragment wound of the right elbow, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- September 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0934286
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