The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including enucleation of the right eye, degenerative joint disease of the neck with radiculopathy, nonpsychotic organic syndrome with brain trauma, conjunctivitis, and a disfiguring scar of the face, are found to be severe enough to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his enucleation of the right eye, neck disability, brain syndrome, conjunctivitis, and facial scar, have been determined to cause significant impairment in his ability to work due to their severity and nature.
- Claimed conditions
- Enucleation of the right eye, Degenerative joint disease of the neck with radiculopathy, Nonpsychotic organic syndrome with brain trauma, Conjunctivitis, Disfiguring scar of the face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1003622
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